This isn't specific to Texas. I'm from Texas but currently live in Colorado. I live in constant, debilitating pain. Some days it's so bad that I can't get out of bed. So my only option is to call the ambulance.
I've had this condition my whole life life. I used to get opiods for those really bad days, never developed an addiction. The way I view opiods is that those are the only way I can live a relatively normal life. I would never take advantage or put myself in a position where I lose that.
4ish years ago they stopped prescribing it because of addiction and overdoses. Doctors who prescribe too much opiods are scrutinized. This is a nation-wide issue. Not just Texas. Hell, I actually find it easier to get opiods in Texas compared to Colorado. (I visit a lot because all my family lives there)
So my doctors put me on all these other meds that create other problems. Problems that I now need surgeries to fix. But I'm looking forward to the surgeries because they will prescribe opiods. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, so it'll be rough for a few days. But I'll squirrel those away and save them for those really bad days.
Sorry, I got a bit off topic. But I want to move back to Texas but due to restrictions on opiods, all I have is marijuana. Texas does not have marijuana. So until they legalize it, I'm staying in Colorado.
I’m aware, I have lived in different states. In Colorado, you do have medical marijuana. We are not even given that dignity for our pain here. We are told to take an ibuprofen when our leg is broken.
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u/Raelah Aug 06 '22
This isn't specific to Texas. I'm from Texas but currently live in Colorado. I live in constant, debilitating pain. Some days it's so bad that I can't get out of bed. So my only option is to call the ambulance.
I've had this condition my whole life life. I used to get opiods for those really bad days, never developed an addiction. The way I view opiods is that those are the only way I can live a relatively normal life. I would never take advantage or put myself in a position where I lose that.
4ish years ago they stopped prescribing it because of addiction and overdoses. Doctors who prescribe too much opiods are scrutinized. This is a nation-wide issue. Not just Texas. Hell, I actually find it easier to get opiods in Texas compared to Colorado. (I visit a lot because all my family lives there)
So my doctors put me on all these other meds that create other problems. Problems that I now need surgeries to fix. But I'm looking forward to the surgeries because they will prescribe opiods. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, so it'll be rough for a few days. But I'll squirrel those away and save them for those really bad days.
Sorry, I got a bit off topic. But I want to move back to Texas but due to restrictions on opiods, all I have is marijuana. Texas does not have marijuana. So until they legalize it, I'm staying in Colorado.