I think I'd been really lucky all along - my first spinal surgery was at age 17 and when I kept vomiting from different meds, they switched me with no problems so I learned quickly what I could tolerate and what I couldn't.

Thank you. I have rheumatoid arthritis. My soon-to-be-former rheumatologist will no longer prescribe pain meds because of bullshit attitudes like this. I am tired of feeling like I have to suffer in agonizing pain because some shitheads abuse the drugs I need. All I could think while reading this post was, "Fuck you!"

I'm actually quite similar. I react badly to certain opiates, but not hydrocodone. The time release without tylenol would be a blessing. I am so sorry you've been restricted out of a medication that helped your functioning. It's a really scary thing to face. I hope you find something that works for you ASAP.

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The article unfortunately misrepresented the drug. It's not actually something wholly novel to the market in mechanism. Hydrocodone is comparatively weaker than say, Oxycontin. Vicodin is the same thing as hydrocodone (Norco and Vicodin are both hydrocodone, for example). This pill will allow for a slow-release of…

The ableism on display in this piece is really disappointing and hurtful. Thank you for the kind words! And I honestly feel this is an aspect of the medication people who haven't needed them to the extent of being debilitated otherwise seem to miss a lot. My pain medication means I can work and make a living. It…

As someone who spent the better part of a year suffering from a debilitatingly painful herniated disc, I agree with you 100%. If I had had access to an extended release opioid in the weeks before I finally had to have surgery to correct it, I can't imagine how much better my quality of life would have been, even just…

Despite your anecdote, abortion is not a "BFD" for everyone.

Chronic pain is a terrible thing. I was unlucky enough to have a very nasty physical injury a few years back that lead to about 9 months of intense pain. It was a terrible time, and it's made me very consious of those who have to suffer in perpetuity. We (I say we, I mean the medical/scientific drug developement…

Fuck this attitude. In Ohio, where we've been restricting access to prescription pain medications, heroin use has skyrocketed, because heroin is a lot cheaper than pain pills on the street. Meanwhile, as a chronic pain patients I am constantly badgered by well-meaning friends, family, doctors, nurses and even pharmacy…

Internet hugs. My father suffers from chronic pain and he is so tired of pharmacists, even new doctors, questioning whether he is in pain or not. If they saw him when they don't renew the prescription, they would know. He's having to find TWO new doctors, and one point blank said pain management wasn't something he…

Thank you much. Definitely agreed. I found this article to be fairly ableist. I've been a mod here for a long time. I have a thick skin. It's not often my feelings are hurt here. But yeah, this was hurtful so I really appreciate your kind words.

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Definitely this. I'm sorry you're in pain and that people add insult to injury by making assumptions about your legally prescribed and properly dosed medication. I agree that this article is very one-sided (eg. I don't see what PSH's heroin overdose has to do with treating cancer and arthritis patients). This seems…

Eh. As someone with chronic pain who needs to change medications out of fear of too much acetaminophen, can't say I mind. It's not as though the only people who utilize these medications are those abusing them. And yes, there are many similar medications out there. Unfortunately, every pain condition and patient…

hold up, what? Zohydro aside, you write this like everyone who uses pain pills is a drug addict.

That wasn't the plot of Philadelphia at all.

The fact that she didn't refer to Sam as a "feller" or "colored" or at any point, leads me to suspect that maybe this IS Deen speaking under the guidance of some PR training.

Aw, mine was Delevinguez but it does lack a certain drunken carousing. Carachelle it is.

I just found out my disdain for May/December movie couples extends to gay movie couples as well!

I am going to keep trying to make 'Michelevingne' happen until it kills me (or, y'know, until they break up)...

You mean Paula Deen is walking around with a maybe boner?