Chrain -- I appreciate that. I know it was probably difficult for you to say.

I've been in chronic severe intractable pain for the last 27 years (yeah, you read that right) and there have been times I wanted to "off" myself, but I don't believe in that. It's only been in the last 3 months that my new doc found a combo of meds that has relieved the pain to where I have SOME semblance of comfort. No other doctor was willing to work as hard as this one.

There ARE those of us who HAVE to resort to long-term use of opiates as there is no other option available anymore. Surgery is no option for me, as heads of Neurosurgery in 3 large hospitals will not touch me. The stimulator didn't work, and I cannot have the morphine pump because I'm too small. So there you have it.

I'm grateful there ARE medications that allow me some kind of normalcy albeit limited.

Again, thank you Chrain. God bless. Lee