The Worst Pain I’ve Ever Been In @DoctorMike

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Steve-O

[BrandinMcCoy]

It's not a relapse if it's medically needed to save your life

Edit: While there have been plenty of people who understand what I meant by my comment, some just haven't grasped onto the realization. Painkillers aren't what would save your life directly, yet prolonged intense pain can send your body into shock, which will absolutely kill you. So by taking the meds even if you really don't want to, can help prevent that situation...and I don't discount an addicts thoughts of relapse, but do you also want him to go through surgery awake, or go through the debriding sessions burn victims go through without any relief. Truth is, it's none of any of yours or mine decisions.. I made a comment on my opinion based on facts that they can indirectly and directly save your life. Those of you saying he is still a junkie because he opted for the pain relief, have never been in a situation of pain you wouldn't think possible. It was just my opinion, and I didn't think that comment would get out of hand and the notifications I kept getting.

[franklsuarez]

Does Steve O have a frequent visitor card for the ER? He walks in and the doctor hole punches his card. "One more visit and you get a free ice cream."

[nickysantoro]

I'm clean from smack for almost sixteen years. I fell off of a roof and refused pain medication. Broke my ankle, refused pain medication. Tons of injuries with no pain meds. Then I got MRSA and had to have two spots cut and drained. One was right up in my gooch/ass cheek. I tried to refuse the script for pain meds. The doctor looked at me for a second. Then he said, how long have you been clean? It was about twelve years at that point. He said, I understand that you don't want it because you are afraid, but please take them with you. You are going to be in agony when the lidocaine wears off. You don't have to just deal with every drop of pain because of your past. You have a medical reason to take this. And if you were strong enough to get clean, you're strong enough to use this responsibly. It damn near made me cry right there in the Urgent Care. I'm thankful that he was observant and intuitive enough to see what was going on and help me. I took the pain meds as needed and disposed of what I didn’t. It's freeing to know that you don't have to deal with extreme pain because of your past. Sounds weird, but it really felt like the second big turning point in my life.

Edit: I can't even come up with words adequate to express my gratitude for all the support and kind words in response to my story. Thank you everyone. ❤️

[ToddSweeny]

Taking painkillers doesn't end your sobriety time. It's not good for a person to be in pain like that for long periods of time. It can substantially slow the healing process due to the stress it causes. Mad respect for Steve-O and the character he has developed.

[AcousticGString]

When I had my third of 5 kids they didn't give me anything for the pain after the epidural wore off from my cesarean. I was in the hospital 7 days and the spinal wears off after 3 hours or so, for me anyway (I've had 1 totally natural and 4 cesareans). I was in so much pain I felt like I was on fire from the incision, I looked like I was crying hard from all the tears just falling but I wasn't crying. They kept trying to make me walk and I was in absolute agony. It wasn't until the night nurse came on shift around 8 pm and saw that I hadn't been given anything for pain in over a day, she started rushing around and yelling at the other nurses. She came and put the port back in after the idiots took it out and shot me up with Dilaudid, the instant relief from suffering so long went away, I was so grateful. People are weird these days about pain management, Drs, nurses, they dont want to give it at all, they give toradol, an anti inflammatory instead of minimal pain relief most of the time, its sad actually. I dont even want to get into what happened after my shoulder replacement surgery last year, it was traumatic.

[OhBoysPaintball]

There’s a big difference between abusing narcotics and using narcotics to help with legitimate pain relief.

[jaydubbelyoo]

I saved my neighbour’s life last year. He’d sustained burns to 80% of his body. His skin was just falling off after less than 5 minutes. He looked me dead in the eyes and told me he was dying. When the paramedics took over from me, they put him in an induced coma before taking him to hospital. He survived. I’ll never be the same again, but have turned the experience into positive action. The pain Steve went through would’ve been excruciating.

[mollya.]

Absolutely a time for whatever helps the pain. I am only in year 8 but i know that is true! Good for you, Steve O. Thank you for being such an example of rigorously honest sobriety and still HAVING FUN...and remembering it the next day!

[jamo]

Proud of him for staying clean. This situation is definitely an exception for having a severe injury. I wasted my early 20's falling in with the wrong crowd and abused painkillers for years. I've been on maintenance with suboxone for quite a while now, which has allowed me to live normally. But now I've been on Suboxone so long I'm afraid to come off of it because i know how bad the withdrawals can be. So long story short, even being "clean" from painkillers for roughly 7 years now, I'm still paying for the consequences of my actions. Time I'll never get back. Worst mistake of my life.

[Big_Spine]

Cannot imagine how bad it hurt if STEVE-O had to compromise and take a painkillers.

[woodlandxwarrior]

Being burned is one of the most painful experiences you can have as a human. I burned my whole chest when I was a child from my pecks to my waist line. About half of it covered in 2nd degree burns. I tried to self sooth myself through it and jumped in a warm bath, which initially made the pain more intense but gave me some relief. I had bubbles that scarred up and took months to heal. Had those scars for most of my life, and it took almost 10 years for it to mostly disappear. You can still see the remains of what is left if the lighting is right.

[shaunkukla]

So happy for that man. Watched him growing up and glad to see he will live a long life

[wikidsledge]

There are far worse situations than opioid addiction that humans will encounter. I have CEL. Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia. I would not wish this disease upon my worst enemy. It is a slow, painful, physically deteriorating existence. Abdominal pain, full body aches, skin pain, and extreme fatigue has become an everyday occurrence. Taking painkillers help me stay active, gets me out of bed & makes me forget that I've got an expiration date coming soon.

[steviebee]

I’m happy to hear him stand up for medical need struggling with addiction and how it’s not a relapse … this of us that know understand

[williamthomas]

That’s a truly recovered addict if he can successfully get narcotics to save his life and not use it as an avenue to relapse. Also mad respect to him for being willing to just do the surgery with no painkillers until they told him he’d be waiting for 8 hours.

[cfhfan]

I had a propane commercial sized pizza oven explode in my face. Burned my arms, neck, face, etc.
I thought I was ok, lady at the flower shop next door called an ambulance and I told her it was a waste of time.
By the time the ambulance arrived, I couldn’t help them get the door open fast enough and I greeted them with an outstretched arm begging them to put ANYTHING in me to help with the pain. Four IV doses of morphine and I wanted to fight the medic because it did NOTHING for that pain!!!
I’m currently dealing with two crushed discs in my spine and on my bad pain days I remind myself of the pain from those burns to help get through it.

[shaeze]

i get he didn’t wanna take it because of his past, but it’s sad seeing him try to justify taking them when he actually used them how they’re supposed to be used

[Crispybuxton]

Yeah thats a tough one..Ive been sober many years myself not in 12 step though.. about 2 years ago I fractured my pelvis at work and I turned down the medicine and my girlfriend said “You really can’t take that” and I had to tell her straight up “I can’t promise that everything will be fine I honestly don’t know”. I wasn’t willing to risk everything I had built and worked for the relationships I created an mended to lose it all in one night..I’m still sober and relatively happy so I think I made the right decision for myself

[heliabriar]

I was given Dilaudid earlier this year at the ER. I was in so much abdominal pain I couldn’t walk or even stand without assistance. Was dry heaving and had blurry vision, it was so bad. I would’ve been throwing up except the nausea from it had kept me from being able to eat and I’d been losing weight. I could barely even breathe. The worst pain I’d ever experienced by far. Turns out, I had THREE cysts on one of my ovaries, and I have endometriosis. As soon as the painkillers kicked in, I literally gasped and whispered, “I’m not in pain.” The first time in over a month I’d had zero pain in my body. I fell asleep minutes later and it was pure peace. Sometimes it’s okay to take the narcotic. Yes there’s absolutely a risk, but at the same time, they exist for a reason! Asking for relief doesn’t make you weak. ❤

[rehamkcirtap]

Stuff like is the reason those meds exist. It would be a hard choice for me but I'd take it for a certainty