Chronic Pain
"Yo Fellow Pain Endurers ~

    34 yrs. suffering Severe chronic pain from 10 hr. preventive surgery &amp; 5 Disc Fusion re: rare form of Spina Bifida, Tethered Cord &amp; resulting Scoliosis. Avoided ALL meds for 29 mind-bending yrs. &#039;till I was @ life&#039;s end. Despite sad pathology Pain MD&#039;s Rx&#039;d Gabapentin/Prednisone/Tramadol. Seriously ~ pharmas actually make this candy?! Utterly, entirely, completely Useless Rubbish ~ Regardless of dosage/strength I didn&#039;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 &amp; Fentanyl Patch/IM. Thank God!!! Peace out.  Matt"