Before I update all my other blogs, I thought I'd give this one some love since I have been putting it off for a while. It's not that I mean to, it's just that I get so focused on all my other stuff that this one seems to be a passing thought. But anyways...
So... about 10 years ago (actually it will be 10 years ago on Thursday), my dad had a stroke. He had a ton of complications from that experience, and although he's happy to be alive, he's at a point where he's in pain every day. We have done all we can for him without major surgery but I guess now we're at the point where we're going to be going down different avenues to see what works for him. Today was his last pain clinic trigger point therapy. He also got some more pain pills but I'm guessing those will have to last him a while because after this, we are starting to go a different route. It's just exhausting to me because all I want is for my dad to be okay. But I guess now is a perfect time to document this whole experience. Today he just got back from his trigger point therapy and he has a new prescription for Norco but I'm thinking this is among his last dose because his primary doctor is in the belief that he's become dependent on these meds. Which I agree with because he's been on them going on 2 years now which is waaaaaaay too much. So our next avenue is seeing a behavioral therapist and dealing with some withdrawal symptoms for a little bit. My dad is by no means a junkie as one would perceive a heroin or crack addict. But I firmly believe that there is some level of dependency there. There has to be, given his history and how long he's been on these pills. My hope in all of this is just that this next period of time it'll get bad but not TOO bad and then it'll start to get better and hopefully STAY better. And the most important thing is that he has to be reassured that he's not alone in this, that lots and lots of people have gone through this and there is help. And we will all be with him. He won't be left to his own devices. I know he's scared. But I'd be more scared of what narcotics will do to my body with long time use. It's definitely time for a change.
Alright, that's pretty much it for now. Take care everyone!
S
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