@sundance6 I am with you in regards to medications. Some medications help and allow us to have a better quality to our life. I am thinking of myself right now. I have much pain. I have neuropathy, fibermyalgia and serious foot and back issues. Al very painful and over the counter medications did not offer relief. About 6 years ago my pain management doctor prescribed percocet. I had refused this medication many times, but one time after a very painful month I agreed. I began taking the pills on an as needed basis. I was diagnosed with neuropathy several months ago, but knew I had long before the doctors ordered the nerve conduction test. My pain management doctor increased the mg of the percocets and I am trying to take one before extreme pain hits and usually 3 times a day. I also have my medical marijuana card and and trying to find the right combination so I can decrease the other pain med. That being said my point is. I suffered for so long because I was afraid of addiction, walking the streets looking for drugs and all the things that can happen with opiod addiction. This compounded with the fact that I was an addiction counselor for 28 years. Here I am taking a narcotic and searching for the perfect weed. I ca go to the grocery store by myself, have fun with my grand daughter and great grand daughter and feel a little better about life. So is taking this medication making me a bad person or one doomed to robbing stores, etc. I pray not. I went for my yearly checkup today with my dermatologist. She is an older lady, like me and when I told her I take percocet for pain I thought she might call the percocet police. It makes me think about women who are fighting to refuse medication to help with labor pain. Does experiencing horrendous pain make you a better parent and your child another Einstein. I do not take the drug abuse epidemic lightly. I have seen it's ravish on body, soul and family I do however believe there is also good with bad.

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