Originally Posted by Linda71
I don't understand why people are so afraid of narcotics. My son takes narcotics every day of his life. He went to the Mayo Clinic(we are from Canada)and with the help of the doctors at the Clinic and pain management doctors here, we have our son back. Basically, his brain receives pain messages for pain when there is no inflammation. Doesn't matter, his brain receives the pain message and he feels diailating pain. He can now function, hold a job again, and go back to school. Not every day is a good day for him, but with medication and careful management of what he does physically he is so much better. Just watch out for doctors that are just/only pill pushers.
I don't care for the "fuzzy" feeling they give. It's is just my preference, I took them after major surgery a few years ago. If it is my only option then so be it. I am not at that stage yet, where I have to have meds to get out of bed.
I also don't care for the stigma involved when asking for pain meds, some act as if one is trying to run a con. I know there are people like this, it makes it bad for those who are in true need.