pain management?
had a motorcycle accident last April - fractured wrist/leg/etc....developed premature arthritis from muscle tissue healing around fractures from accident and impact to body - my body has been working overtime using other parts to compensate for disabled parts - diagnoised with 40% loss of function in hand/wrist, since then, pain has been unbearable at times. Working with docs on pain meds - now on Naproxen twice a day and Percocet twice a day - it's working, but personally i'm concerned because it's the only way to function - would this be considered an addiction???? or a lifelong pain management step in a better direction. Without any meds, I can't move, stiff, sore, cry in pain - I'm 38 yrs old, was extremely active before the accident, work full time, one daughter, one husband, 3 acres of land to care for - full time all around care giver. Any suggestions or alternatives? or stick to what works for now????
went through intensive physical therapy, no improvement, have a counselor to handle the emotional strain.
You're going to get a lot of people saying you are an addict for using a pain medication long term. It is true that you will develop a physical dependency for the Percocet but there is a big difference between physical dependency and addiction.
Addiction means your whole life revolves around your next dose of the drug and/or that you will take it even if the pain magically stopped one day.
If you are getting a better quality of life from taking these medications then consider it a blessing. This might very well be a life long solution to your problem, or a long term one until such time as there is a breakthrough in treating ailments such as yours.
I am about your age and take similar medications for my chronic back pain. My quality of life is absolutely better while taking them. I am more active than ever now because I am not constantly focused on my back and my pain.
I would stay with what is working if I were you. If you should develop a problem then talk to your doctor about another form of treatment or using a different medication. Be responsible and don't let the medicatin control you, instead let it control the pain and nothing else.
And again, if I know these boards and if I know people you are going to get people saying you are an addict now. These are people with no compassion and probably limited or no experience with chronic pain. Yes, some people develop problems from using narcotic pain medications but the vast majority of people who use them for valid medical reasons do not have a problem.
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