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Physical Dependence versus Mental Addiction. They are not the same condition! Quit treating them as though they are.
I would like to know more about dealing with a loved one living with my girlfriend a retired Rn who has had a very serious outomobile accident about thirty years ago and almost lost her right arm from the elbow down, just before she had achieved her RN license now she has a serious bad dependency to opioid started with oxycodone and now using about one to three grams every couple of days fentanyl smoking it she has a very serious heart condition a mass on her adrenal gland that sits on her kidneys because of her heart condition it inoperable on top of it all she has poly neuropathy in her hand and feet he says the only real relief is from smoking fentanyl I know it's complicated she can't take insds and has to be careful because of her heart condition the long term use of opioids has affected her reasoning and ability to process basic life skill I my self have been studied in college for eight years no in psychology and socialology almost have my master's and I'm about at my wits end it's has put us in a financial bind as she has spent most of our rent money I can't talk to her without blowing up trying to tell her how I feel and not approaching her so she feels like she's being attacked I'm don't know what to do
I'd LOVE to know why everyone , especially chronic pain patients have been given this diagnosis and treated as though we are addicts not to mention being cut off our pain medication that helps us function everyday. Without it our simple day to day living has been resorted to barely getting by like being bedridden, trying to choose between life or death because being cut down to less than nothing isn't living. No one wants to listen to us, everyone thinks we're abusing our medication, our children are so frustrated with us although we NEVER chose to live this way either and let's not forget about the fact that a lot of us have diseases and diagnosis that medical professionals have no idea how to cure or what's even causing our pain yet we lay here day after day, year and year (in my case 25 years) in unmeasurable pain. If there something out there FDA approved to help pain why don't we have access to yet?
One last question that I'd REALLY loved answered is : how much pain is to much before we decide we've had enough? I've been very patient for 25 years but I'm near the end of my patients as I'm getting absolutely no where!!!!
