Treating chronic pain is interesting, to say the least, when you have it yourself.
There are not many days my back doesn't bother me. I am 20% disabled according tothe VA, from old Navy injuries. It hurts worse if I am in bed too long, and generally wakes me up by 6 hours. So sleeping in is not usually an option. Pain meds aren't often an option either, as thinking must be sharp to catch babies, and feeling like a zombie is no fun. Most of the time it is just meloxicam.stretching, walking, and thinking about something else.
So this weekend it was a real treat to be able to take a Vicodin, sleep for 2 more hours, and be able to get right out of bed without hurting. Pity it isn't real and doesn't last! At this rate I'll finish my 30 tablets from 2007 ... Sometime next year. I already have 6 more I can pick up, which were prescribed when I couldn't find the 2007 bottle. My doctor asked me if she should be concerned when I asked for the refill.
And, that is what I think about when people want hundreds of pain pills each month for nebulous "pain" conditions. Pain may come from this or that part, but it is RESPONDED to between the ears.
