"at age 55 i fell off the roof and i had pain in my tail bone. nothing showed on x-ray, cat scan, mri&#039;s either. so i was given hydrocodone and tylenol 3, a pat on the head and was basically told to suffer.  surgery was denied, i was in so much pain i didn&#039;t care. all the medical society abandoned me. so one day i said good by and took all the pills i could find and tried to commit suicide. didn&#039;t work, sent to psyc. ward and started on buprenorphine. what a god send. i have been mostly pain free for 6 years. yea i&#039;m &#039;hooked&#039; but i am so blessed for it. ps. i am also &#039;hooked&#039; on insulin. dependent not addicted."