chronic pain
"Yo Fellow Pain Endurers ~

    34 yrs. suffering Severe chronic pain from 10 hr. preventive surgery & 5 Disc Fusion re: rare form of Spina Bifida, Tethered Cord & resulting Scoliosis. Avoided ALL meds for 29 mind-bending yrs. 'till I was @ life's end. Despite sad pathology Pain MD's Rx'd Gabapentin/Prednisone/Tramadol. Seriously ~ pharmas actually make this candy?! Utterly, entirely, completely Useless Rubbish ~ Regardless of dosage/strength I didn't feel I had taken anything ~ AND was 100% med Naive!  Met a Marine full leg amputee who treats rare pain w/Tramadol. God Bless him! After Butrans/Oxy/Methadone ONLY partial relief came from high MS Contin/IM & Fentanyl Patch/IM. Thank God!!! Peace out.  Matt"