i’m in recovery for my addiction to pain meds(clean for 11 months) I have to get surgery on my knee, how can I?

Published July 18, 2010

Question by Michele Lee Kennedy: i’m in recovery for my addiction to pain meds(clean for 11 months) I have to get surgery on my knee, how can I?
how will they make me “comfortable” with out narcotic pain meds? I’ve come to far in my road to recovery to risk becoming addicted again?

Best answer:

Answer by ALEX
The only other cure for that is physical therapy.You have to fight pain with exercises.If you sit around and do nothing then the pain meds will be calling you again.

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