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[senusenu]

I've been saving my hydrocodone from my kidney stone just in case I needed it.

I have also been in some incredible pain lately that no amount of aleve was helping with.

So, I put two and two together. Oh my gods. It takes about 60-90 minutes to notice the difference but it's amazing. I go from constant pain with sharp shocks of pain in my knees to a very low grade "this is annoying but not impairing" ache.

It handles my pain so well that I barely notice it and can get on with what I need to do. With just aleve I am still in so much pain I obsess about wanting to sit or I keep flexing my legs to try and ease the pain-tension.

I had been toying with asking the doctor once my benefits kicks in for some pain reliever but now I want to ask specifically for hydrocodone. Being able to move and function again feels so good.

Of course, there's a side effect. I notice heightened mood after the pill kicks in, which is a definite plus too.

I still want a diagnosis but this makes it all much more bearable in the meantime.

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[melsmarsh.livejournal.com]

Have you been seeing your doctor for a long time? If not, they tend to not like people asking for pain killers.

That's how I got my referral to get my back pain documented. I told this PCP who I had never met before that he can either give me a referral to a plastic surgeon or give me a Rx for Lortab (which is hydrocodone). He thought I was just coming in for pain killers so he passed me off to a back doctor and I was able to get that doctor to send me through all the testing I needed for the breast reduction.

[styggian-nights.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to see a doctor since I came back to the states. All my documentation on my knee and depression is in england.

So yeah that is going to suck convincing them I need proper pain management. Would think telling them how much I overdose on OTC stuff woulf help. It's bullshit I'd have to suffer though because of the drug seekers. Sigh. I'm sick of being in pain all the fucking time.

[colesdragon.livejournal.com]

strange... when I took my girl to the ER for her foot (we thought she broke it) they gave her a scrip for vicodin that amounted to about 36 pills bc they suggested she take 2 pills every 3 hours for pain!
she's allergic though so we didn't get it filled.

[silkensteel.livejournal.com]

It amazes me when people say that they like hydrocodone. I've used it for post-op pain, and when it's not making me vomit I feel like I'm stupid and half in a coma, like my IQ points are trickling out of my ears. No question, it cuts the pain.

[styggian-nights.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's a different dosage?

It hasn't upset my stomach at all or fogged me up. I seem to react very mildly to most medications though. Citalopram (generic Celexa) fogged me up badly at first, though.