ENDO Messages for July, 2003: Re: ading for days

Re: ading for days

From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 17 18:18:52 2003

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Shelly,

I wanted to let you know that your not alone when it comes to being an addict on percocet, I to, would probably consider myself to be very addicted to them, I've been taking perc's now for 8 months, every single day, non-stop. They are pretty much the only thing that stops to pain. Before I had my hyst I was addicted to demerol, VERY ADDICTED to Demerol, and a bit to morphine as well. I went to rehab to rid myself of that, and yes withdrawls were hard, I mean I thought they would kill me. But then I was clean for 9 months until last November all my endo pain came back and I asked my doctor for percocet instead of demerol, i just didnt want to get all caught up in my previous problem with demerol again, I guess once your an addict you will always be, but I didnt take them for recreational purposes, it was STRICTLY for endo pain. It was horrible, I dont think I would ever live those years over again. So I guess for now I will stay addicted to my percocet's until I have another surgury which I hope will be in the next 6 months or so, I just had one 3 1/2 months ago, but the endo came back again. Anyways I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone, its not our fault that we are addicted to drugs, it is because we need them to live our daily life. If you ever need to talk, I'm always here.

-- Michelle

At Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Shelly wrote: > >Hi, > >I have been reading all the messages posted for days. It is amazing how >many women suffer from this horrible disease. I was diagnosed with endo >about 3 years ago, but I am sure I had it much longer I just thought it >was normal for women to suffer each month. I don't suffer as bad as >some women with endo but I do have very bad days. I had 2 laproscopic >surgeries, one to diagnose and tie my tubes, and a second one to remove >the endo. He also took out my tubes because my gyn used bands to close >my tubes, the endo specialist said this was even causing me more pain so >he took out my tubes. I was pain free for about 3-4 months. It was a >really great feeling. Then it all came back. I figured I would just >deal with it. A hysterectomy has been suggested many times, but I >refuse to believe that will solve my problems. I wanted to be on some >type of BCP but am unable due to the fact I have migrains with aura. I >thought I had it all under control by taking Percocet. What a wonderful >drug I thought, but I found myself taking it all the time, and it is a >very tiring, exhausting, drug. I was taking it for months on a daily >basis, until one day I found the addiction was worse than suffering from >the pain. So I stopped taking it and the withdrawl symptoms are >terrible. I am trying to get through them and it is hard. I did tell >my dr about my dependancy on the drug and he will not prescribe me >anymore. He gave me Vioxx and Ambien to help me sleep. Plus gave me an >anti-depressant. (I have tried to take these before but with no >success) I can't get passed 2 weeks of side effects. I just find myself >in a vicious cycle with my emotions and pain and really wonder if it all >can be pinpointed to endometriosis?

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Michelle Impens

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