Sorry, I can't agree with this one. I have severe spinal stenosis, and 3 ruptured discs at the very top of my neck.
It makes everything that requires looking down hard.
I can only read for about 20 minutes at a time, be on a computer the same, paint, draw, all of those types of things without pain.
My physicians have always been cool about giving me 120 Vicodin at a time. To give you an idea of my usage, I haven't used a re-fill since Feb. 2017. But, I am running low and my Rheumatologist just retired.
I eat Ibuprofen like Skittles, but they are hard on the liver.
When I need a Vicodin, it's usually when I have tweaked my neck lifting weights or working out, and I may use it daily for several days.
It annoys me to no end that I now have to ask, and feel like a shady drug seeker from my new Rheumatologist because a bunch of morons misuse pain medications. And, there are plenty of people in much, much more pain than me.
A person can walk into a grocery store and fill up a shopping cart, or two, with wine, beer, or other libations. Meanwhile I am at the pharmacy having to show my driver's license to buy a decongestant.
Don't punish people like me for idiots that abuse the medications. They, will find a way to get their hands on them, just like guns.
@4th floor, you are probably being sarcastic, but it's crazy that in some states already they are giving out only a 7 day supply of pain meds. So, I had to give a speech.
Steps off podium, because my damn neck hurts!
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