I've had my fair share of the shots, too. They worked in the beginning, but the last several haven't done much of anything. The past that is scary right now is how I will feel after surgery, and if tramadol will be enough for a bit. I don't want to take anything stronger, pills were my thing. I know have a prescription of something stronger could be too much for my brain to handle this early in sobriety. I'm just over 3 mos clean right now...