stickyone

Working on day 250 off my prescription opiates. And 8 years 4 months and some change no alcohol or recreational drugs. I've been working alot and haven't been posting for awhile. I'm still here working on my sobriety. You have you're good days and bad days. But keep working towards a goal , maybe a step today a mile tomorrow a inch the day before. Just keep going forward build that momentum in the right direction and the hard work will show. Stay positive and safe everyone

tornrealization

Wonderful work on 250 days!

Anna

Great job on 250 days of recovery.

least

Congrats on 250 days clean! I am happy for you!

Runswithspoons

Thanks for the encouraging words, and congrats on the milestone!

Dee74

Well done sticky one

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Mizz

WOW! Great work. You are doing this thing. keep on keepin' on!

lifewithart

So beautiful, thank you for sharing.

James45

Well done n keep on going

biminiblue

An inch a foot a mile. Yep.

Well done. How does your body feel?

stickyone

I have nerve damage and arthritis. So yes I feel pain I got my good days and bad. I know myself that I can't take my prescription opiates as prescribed. I just focus more on diet and nutrition. I've always been active person so I am grateful that I can still do the things I love. I've said it before the pain I feel from my medical condition is nothing compared to the pain of withdraws and depression.

Steely

Excellent post stickyone.

Onwards we push.

Congratulations.

Soberwolf

Great job nice to meet you SO

biminiblue

Indeed.

I've been having an inner battle lately too between, "But I'm in pain," and, "No. This could go badly." I also struggle with anxiety quite a bit and have lately started thinking that I should call my doctor and, "Get something." But I've been down that road and I don't trust myself. Even though I've never abused benzos or pain meds, I've never taken them when I wasn't also drinking and I'm afraid I'd wake the Beast.

Blessings to you. I hope your exercise and nutrition keep your pain manageable. I know mine is manageable, I just have to keep that in the forefront of my mind every day all day. The desire to change how I feel through chemicals is a strong, learned response.

Mizz

I had a back injury that would not seem to get better no matter what I did. I ended up down the road of "Pain Management" with physicians. During that time I was prescribed narcotics along with shots in my sacroiliac joints. The doctors even went as far as to perform a treatment called "Nerve Ablation" on my lower back. One of the most painful experiences I have encountered while awake. None of the procedures seemed to work. Month after month of pain meds. I also had to have urine tests once a month to prove that I was only using the narcotics prescribed by doctors. I was not drinking at this time. Only using the pain meds but the daily dose was becoming more and more. I don't know if it was the addict brain coupled with the fact that my body was adjusted to narcotics but I was taking more and more and more...... Ugh...

After around 8 months I called the "pain management" docs and told them that they are never to prescribe the narcotics again. I was done. I couldn't handle that I was swallowing pill after pill and still in pain. Something was not working. Maybe it was my brain not working? Maybe I was making up the pain? Maybe all kinds of things? I just couldn't do it any longer. I told myself that I would heal and I would be out of pain.

Withdrawal was intense. It took me quite some time to level off. I was still in pain. I could barely get out of my car after work..... It was B.R.U.T.A.L

THEN..... a person that I work with and buy from showed me a particular supplement ( I will not say what it is here due to rules) and I started taking it. I had my doubts. BIG DOUBTS. I knew I wouldn't be addicted to it if I took it. I didn't think it would work. 5 days after starting and I was walking with ease. My back was not hurting after work. I thought placebo. For sure placebo. I continued taking it because even if it was a placebo something was working. I bought another few bottles of this supplement and took it daily.

I am happy to say that my back is no longer in any pain. I run faster now. I do not hurt anymore. I am careful with lifting and with other activities but I am no longer in chronic pain. I don't take this supplement anymore. Its almost as if those ingredients healed the problem.

I don't know why I told you all this story? Pain meds can be real tricky. I will only take those things now if it is an emergency. Luckily, I have not been in any situation where I have to take pain meds.

biminiblue

It's not against the rules to say what worked for you, Mizz.

BeABetterMan

I can’t believe it’s been 250 days already. Wow, congrats Sticky!

stickyone

Thank you everyone for the great responses. I've been taking tumeric and fish oils alongside cold baths. Anything that contains shellfish or antiinflammatories and aspirin I have severe allergies.

stickyone

Thank you BABM for the support. Your post and many others got me pass my 2 week program. Have a great day.