pain
"I am a disabled Marine Corps Veteran. I have suffered from lower back pain for roughly 12 years. My back from L-3, L-4, L-5, and S-1; facet disc disease, bulging discs, degenerative discs, etc. I had a discectomy at L-4 and L-5 in 2002 without any help. I was on Vicodin 10mg 8 times a day. Vicodin helped, but did not relieve the pain enough to maintain a "normal" life. My doctor put me on morphine IR and SA. I currently take morphine IR 15mg 4 times a day and morphine SA 15mg 3 times a day. I can live a "normal" life. For someone in chronic pain, you understand what "normal" life means. Constipation is the only issue I have. I take a stimulant laxative to help the constipation."