My last surgery was in the 1990's the last of 8. Emergency surgery,
bowel obstruction. The Dr. told my husband that unless I was on
death's door step to NEVER LET ANY ONE go near me again with a
scapel...PERIOD.
Try your hardest to stay away from pain "specialists" as when YOU have
had enough of living in a fog or question anything, they pull the plug.
It's their way or the highway. Methadone withdrawal is interesting, the
after effects (after 8 years of use} last for months.
I know what 24/7 pain feels like. My husband and I live it together
every day. But good days do happen and I make the most of them.