Hello everyone!
I thought I’d introduce myself...
i am male, and I live about 30 miles outside of London, UK.
All my life, since I was a few weeks old, I have had to have many, many surgical procedures (my family lost count after about 50, they tell me....). This was until age 18 roughly, when I stopped growing, and so for long, boring medical reasons, no more surgeries were needed.
i have loads of metal plates and rods in my legs and back/neck. This leads, obviously, to often SEVERE 24hr bone, and joint aches and pain, asoecially in winter. So for about nine years, I’ve been using a variety of pain killers, from morphine, to fentanyl, oxycontin.... all the usual suspects.
Imhoping to gain some insight into pain problems, and help others. Also, I do use online ‘sources’ to top up my supply of meds, as the doctors are so strict at prescribing. Of course, this can be a minefield, so I’m hoping to get, and give, help and guidance there too.
im doing lots of reading. But there’s loads for a newbie to learn, like acronyms, strange words and “shortcut phrases” etc, so I won’t get there instantly.
finally, to the moderators, I have read the rules, and will do my very best to stick to them all, but, IF I slip up as a newbie, it will be by mistake, not on purpos. So, please “warn” what I’ve done wrong, so I can learn, rather than just barring me first time! Thanks and I will post soon!
best of luck to all.
I thought I’d introduce myself...
i am male, and I live about 30 miles outside of London, UK.
All my life, since I was a few weeks old, I have had to have many, many surgical procedures (my family lost count after about 50, they tell me....). This was until age 18 roughly, when I stopped growing, and so for long, boring medical reasons, no more surgeries were needed.
i have loads of metal plates and rods in my legs and back/neck. This leads, obviously, to often SEVERE 24hr bone, and joint aches and pain, asoecially in winter. So for about nine years, I’ve been using a variety of pain killers, from morphine, to fentanyl, oxycontin.... all the usual suspects.
Imhoping to gain some insight into pain problems, and help others. Also, I do use online ‘sources’ to top up my supply of meds, as the doctors are so strict at prescribing. Of course, this can be a minefield, so I’m hoping to get, and give, help and guidance there too.
im doing lots of reading. But there’s loads for a newbie to learn, like acronyms, strange words and “shortcut phrases” etc, so I won’t get there instantly.
finally, to the moderators, I have read the rules, and will do my very best to stick to them all, but, IF I slip up as a newbie, it will be by mistake, not on purpos. So, please “warn” what I’ve done wrong, so I can learn, rather than just barring me first time! Thanks and I will post soon!
best of luck to all.
somw