Working While Poor and In Pain in the United States

[stevenleser]

2. Fortunately for me, my incidences of recurrence of back pain virtually stopped a few years ago.

What worked best for me was Percocet. From March 1999 - March 2000 in order to get through the day I was taking two pills every four hours. I was going to work, even traveling, taking flights for work and carrying around luggage and a laptop with severe pain in my spine at C6-C7.

Eventually a shot of steroids and a week of bed rest took the pain away and I stopped taking Percocet. Percocet and two other meds were kept on hand, but not taken for the next 12 or so years except for recurrences that typically lasted 3-21 days. One recurrence in around 2007 required another shot of steroids and bed rest. I never became addicted to Percocet and had no desire to take it outside of recurrences of pain. I have a 3/4 full bottle in my closet now that is from around 2011 (who knows whether the pills are still good). I've been told by doctors that if I get another attack of pain and I run out, no one is willing to prescribe Percocet to anyone anymore even though that is what works for me and I have no issues with addiction.

I hope I never get an attack again, but if I do, why can't I have what works for me? Like you said, this is all silly.