I agree CB. I have seen it hurt more than help. It can become a crutch that does not/should not be thereOriginally Posted by cowboybiker
|
|
Results 4,681 to 4,710 of 8390
-
12-07-2011, 07:25 PM #4681I grunt
- Join Date: Oct 2009
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Age: 49
- Posts: 10,605
- Rep Power: 70108
I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson
-
12-07-2011, 07:46 PM #4682
sf94- glad you made the decision to not start again. You won't regret it.
-
12-07-2011, 08:12 PM #4683Progress not Perfection
- Join Date: Nov 2010
- Location: San Bernardino, California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 32,348
- Rep Power: 187052
Relationships dont end well.Originally Posted by BOZZ
If they did, they wouldnt end.
But you are right about one thing.
There will be alot of growth from it.
The whole "That which does not kill us" thing.
Good luck. I dont envy you on this.Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
-
12-08-2011, 03:48 AM #4684Riding 2 horses w/1 butt
- Join Date: Jul 2006
- Location: Ohio, United States
- Posts: 3,477
- Rep Power: 9112
I'm having elbow surgery in two weeks. Pain meds are going to be problematic. Wife says I have to learn to use my left hand. I need a break.
-
-
12-08-2011, 05:02 AM #4685Progress not Perfection
- Join Date: Nov 2010
- Location: San Bernardino, California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 32,348
- Rep Power: 187052
I broke a rib and my leg while in recovery. Not at the same time. But yea, It can be a problem. If you allow it to be.Originally Posted by JRT6
Or you can take the oppurtunity to strengthen your program. Hit more meetings, Find some serenity.
Hope all the best for you.Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
-
12-08-2011, 08:54 AM #4686Damn, it's good to be me!
- Join Date: Dec 2009
- Location: Islamorada, Florida, United States
- Posts: 3,151
- Rep Power: 10289
Opiates are my drug of choice, so I have to be very careful. This is what I relapsed on after 10+ years of sobriety. It started with a toothache and my general unhappiness of the state of my marriage.Originally Posted by JRT6
Now, if I ever need pain meds, they will be in someone's possession to be dispensed to me. Yes, I am that scared.
-
12-08-2011, 11:11 AM #4687Registered User
- Join Date: Sep 2009
- Location: Maryland, United States
- Age: 50
- Posts: 477
- Rep Power: 481
Originally Posted by thepowerwithin
I know this feeling.... Those are my drug of choice too. Didn't realize how mixed up I could get w/ them until after I quit drinking.
-
12-08-2011, 11:30 AM #4688Damn, it's good to be me!
- Join Date: Dec 2009
- Location: Islamorada, Florida, United States
- Posts: 3,151
- Rep Power: 10289
Me too. My first go round, the white powder got me. The second go round, it was opiates. The third go round, alcohol. Now, it's liftingOriginally Posted by Mk35
.
I think I finally got it. Switching doesn't work.
-
-
12-08-2011, 11:48 AM #4689
We are such slow learners!
-
12-08-2011, 12:26 PM #4690Homegrown Texas Boy!
- Join Date: Nov 2011
- Location: Texas, United States
- Age: 58
- Posts: 197
- Rep Power: 388
We're supposed to be getting smarter as we age. At least that's what I keep telling my son.
-
12-08-2011, 04:09 PM #4691Riding 2 horses w/1 butt
- Join Date: Jul 2006
- Location: Ohio, United States
- Posts: 3,477
- Rep Power: 9112
It's not so much that I fear I will become addicted to the pain pills it's that I don't want to go through the whole withdrawl ordeal. Opiates are the hardest addiction to break next to meth.
-
12-08-2011, 04:19 PM #4692**S U P E R B E A S T**
- Join Date: Jan 2009
- Location: Ohio, United States
- Age: 49
- Posts: 9,808
- Rep Power: 29912
I stay afraid. It helps me stay sober. Respect and fear, they just go together.Originally Posted by JRT6
To whom much is given, much is expected.
Victory is reserved for those willing to pay its price.
-
-
12-08-2011, 05:14 PM #4693I grunt
- Join Date: Oct 2009
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Age: 49
- Posts: 10,605
- Rep Power: 70108
Fear helps me tooOriginally Posted by Meatpants
I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson
-
12-09-2011, 07:09 AM #4694Riding 2 horses w/1 butt
- Join Date: Jul 2006
- Location: Ohio, United States
- Posts: 3,477
- Rep Power: 9112
Doctor's nurse told me i'd better show up to the surgery sober. Geeze I got a rep.
-
12-09-2011, 07:48 AM #4695
The beauty is when we stay sober and clean up the messes we've created, we will have a new reputation!
Prayers that your surgery and recovery go well.
-
12-09-2011, 09:53 AM #4696meow
- Join Date: May 2009
- Location: Michigan, United States
- Posts: 277
- Rep Power: 321
7 yrs clean and sober today!! from opiates and alcohol YAY!!! To JR I had surgery for a torn labrum and scared.Have your surgeon or anesthesiologist consult a Addictionist who can recommend post op pain control for addicts in recovery to help prevent a relapse.(when I first came into "FORCED" recovery I had to see one every 1-3mo.Now I make sure my family doctor has a degree in addictive medicine a good thing for me),have wife keep meds,suboxone not just for detox,I got a pain pump with bupivacaine for 3 days,nsaids ATC (motrin/aleve),ice,heat,pt,and meetings. Good luck and think outside the box when having pain issues.
Living life clean and loving it!!
-
-
12-09-2011, 10:31 AM #4697
Congrats on 7!
-
12-09-2011, 12:03 PM #4698Damn, it's good to be me!
- Join Date: Dec 2009
- Location: Islamorada, Florida, United States
- Posts: 3,151
- Rep Power: 10289
Congrats on 7 Dogetta. I agree with not having to use something mood altering for pain relief. Just ask.
-
12-10-2011, 03:30 AM #4699Riding 2 horses w/1 butt
- Join Date: Jul 2006
- Location: Ohio, United States
- Posts: 3,477
- Rep Power: 9112
The story behind getting my elbow fixed after five plus years of living with it is this: A couple of mondays ago I was having a really good day. In a moment of extremely rare clarity I decided out of the blue to get my bone spurs removed. I wasn't thinking about it beforehand or anything. I was just driving around at work marveling at the weird sense of presence I had. What I would do to have more days like that.
-
12-10-2011, 04:16 AM #4700Progress not Perfection
- Join Date: Nov 2010
- Location: San Bernardino, California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 32,348
- Rep Power: 187052
Cherish those moments.Originally Posted by JRT6
I know "normies" that need to have them.
Those of us in recovery are a rare breed.
We've been through hell and high water.
Done things that others can not comprehend.
And have overcome obstacles, one after another.
And our greatest treasure is clarity and inner peace.Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
-
-
12-10-2011, 03:49 PM #4701Registered User
- Join Date: Jul 2011
- Age: 53
- Posts: 336
- Rep Power: 1527
Just shy of 10 months sober. Turned to God, AA and weightlifting in that order.
-
12-11-2011, 05:22 AM #4702kant spel
- Join Date: May 2007
- Location: Doniphan, Missouri, United States
- Age: 53
- Posts: 1,455
- Rep Power: 1126
Congrats on the seven yearsOriginally Posted by dogetta
"It really is as simple as Eat, Lift, Sleep, Repeat". Buckspin
Matt
-
12-11-2011, 05:38 AM #4703I grunt
- Join Date: Oct 2009
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Age: 49
- Posts: 10,605
- Rep Power: 70108
How r things Mutt? You have come a long way since you started posting in here. I have been seeing some good stuff from you as far as staying strong mentally.Originally Posted by muttytwist
Congrats on the seven yearsI'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson
-
12-11-2011, 06:23 AM #4704The show goes on
- Join Date: Sep 2007
- Location: Monticello, Kentucky, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 12,391
- Rep Power: 0
I have had a few painful events in recovery (mainline opiate junkie here)Originally Posted by JRT6
the first was about 13 years ago, I developed a ruptured L5 disc, I had to 3 months wait for the neurosurgeon to get back from his home country, I had intense pain from my left heel to my upper left glute, as if someone was running a blow torch up and down my leg, and it was 24/7. I made it through this ordeal with no narcotics, I went to surgery and while there they put me on timed Demerol (which I enjoyed way too much) but the surgery cured my pain, they gave me a prescription of Tylox that I gave to my wife, I told her if I needed them I would let her know. Prayer was sufficient to my needs though. I didnt have to take the first one. the absence of my back pain made the surgery pain seem trivial which helped.
the second was hiatal hernia surgery which was more difficult and took longer than the discectomy, (was in the hospital 2 full days) but I needed no pain meds afterwards, while there they had me on IV Demerol again. If your program is strong, you sponsor and fellowship is aware and available getting through these things are a breeze.
-
-
12-11-2011, 09:50 AM #4705Saved
- Join Date: May 2006
- Location: United States
- Posts: 19,006
- Rep Power: 158558
Congratulations! Seven years is a long time. Stay strong!Originally Posted by dogetta
Jesus is my lifting partner.
-
12-12-2011, 04:34 AM #4706Registered User
- Join Date: May 2006
- Age: 54
- Posts: 162
- Rep Power: 383
Congratulations on 7 years Dogetta !!!
-
12-12-2011, 05:24 AM #4707Progress not Perfection
- Join Date: Nov 2010
- Location: San Bernardino, California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 32,348
- Rep Power: 187052
Happy BirthdayOriginally Posted by dogetta
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
-
12-12-2011, 12:12 PM #4708
I haven't done coke in 2 days.
500+
-
-
12-12-2011, 12:26 PM #4709Progress not Perfection
- Join Date: Nov 2010
- Location: San Bernardino, California, United States
- Age: 59
- Posts: 32,348
- Rep Power: 187052
Congrats.Originally Posted by pbuilder
Are you going to meetings?Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
-
12-12-2011, 12:42 PM #4710Registered User
- Join Date: Apr 2010
- Posts: 6,245
- Rep Power: 548
my addiction thread
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...0451563&page=3
feels bad man
.
Bookmarks