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I deal with pain but I don't take any of that stuff. Even when I sprained my ankle a few years ago (bad sprain, leg swelled up all the way to the knee), I said no when the doctor was ready to write a script.

Scruffy has a bad right shoulder from years of baseball.

It is managed perfectly with going to the gym 4 days a week.

Seriously, opioid addiction is a MASSIVE problem in the USA right now.

Hell, there was a study done that showed that 8 US states have more opioid prescriptions than residents. LA is one of them.

This is a big problem.

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Posted by 50_Tiger

Arlington TX

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:08 am to Scruffy

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Seriously, opioid addiction is a MASSIVE problem in the USA right now.

Watch Steven from 600lb life. The dude was prescribed so many different types of pain pills that it was a crime to now give him ANY.

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Posted by Rouge

Floston Paradise

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Posted on 1/11/18 at 10:31 am to Scruffy

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Scruffy has a bad right shoulder from years of baseball.

It is managed perfectly with going to the gym 4 days a week

comparing a shoulder issue to degenerative muscle and joint problems, especially in the back, is laughable

For the record, I have no pain prescriptions, nor do I need any.

I just know that some pain is real and unending. That pain cannot be fixed, regardless of the level of hubris that some physicians possess. That pain can only be controlled.

Hopefully medicine will get smart enough to weed out the addicts so that those who really need the help can get what they need without persecution.

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Posted by WildcatMike

Lexington, KY

Member since Dec 2005

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Posted on 1/11/18 at 11:50 am to Scruffy

I will say this...I had a serious MVA back in 2001. Multiple fractures (too many to list- but will say I ripped open my calcaneous and crushed it...missing half of a patella and crushed my femur...i wont go on with my arms) and ripped a damn hole in my aorta. Some days I feel like dog shite when the damn weather changes (fatigue)...I have to walk down stars at times one at a time...and constant dull and aching pain occasionally ...I DO NOT TAKE PAIN MEDS. Scruffy is right, it is all about lifestyle changes.

If I can live dealing with my aches and pain with Alleve and swimming my arse off on a masters swim team, it can be done.

Granted, some folks had it worse then me (saw it during my rehab)

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