Don't over do it, take care of your spine! Once you've done damage your screwed. I've been living with chronic spine problems in my lower back and neck for about ten years now, I've had so many steroid injections injections I lost count, they don't help anymore. I had radio frequency done to burn off the nerves and surgery's, all were temporary fixes. I'm now left with pain management, the future isn't bright as I get older. I live on vicodin and morphine, vicodin for the day and morphine for sleeping. They wanted to move me to just morphine 24/7, I was on that regiment for
three months and all I did was sleep, finally they gave me both. When I asked the doc why they were so insistent on the morphine she said that morphine is much cheaper for the ins. co.'s and there is a bigger demand on the streets for vicodne then morphine, at least here in NY. Over the last few years Chuck Schumer had gotten laws passed here in NY making it very restrictive for pain management patients, he is convinced people are selling their meds on the street. I use to go twice a year and get a six month script for my meds, now I have to go every month and take a pee test before I can get my 30 day script. I have to pay for the hour long round trip, copay for the visit and pee test, thanks Chuck.
Morphine is a great pain killer but it puts you to sleep, vicodin does a pretty good job and can put a smile on your face instead of knocking you out.