Good Medication!!!

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When there’s significant pain the doctors like to fling dope in my direction. You know.... Darnitol. Dammitol. Scrooitol. I’m crazy enough. I don’t want the “heavy stuff.” First, there’s a history of addictive behavior (mostly alcoholism) in my family. My material grandfather and dad were recovered alcoholics. I don’t want the temptation to get addicted. Secondly, the side effects get more pronounced as the meds get more powerful. The muscle relaxer that the VA offered me included instructions on how to “avoid withdrawal symptoms.” No, thanks. My back pain regimen treatment includes a very mild muscle relaxer, Methocarbamol (that’s right, I’m a meth addict now ). It does exactly what I want: it eases the muscle tightness enough for me to sleep. It does not knock me out. They gave me a steroid shot to help with muscle inflammation, too. And, to no one’s surprise, I’m going back to physical therapy. To me, that’s good medication. As Warren Zevon once sang, “I’d rather feel bad than not feel anything at all.” Here’s that song again.....and I’m not.