DrugBuyers.Com: loss of productivity

I wonder the same thing. I had to give up my job as a phlebotomist, running an entire lab for a large international company. I enjoyed my work and miss it very much! I know that had I been able to get a long-acting opiate then I would probably still be working. That is just my opinion. I feel that especially the oxy gives you energy and you are more well-rested then ever and therfore able to be much more productive at work. People with chronic pain have not only pain, but many other issues including sleep problems, depression, and many other things that affect our capability to do our jobs well if at all! I only hope one day the medical community and the goverment realizes the benefits and not just the risks of using long-term opiate therapies for non-malignant, chronic pain. Big changes would happen, I garauntee it! Anyone else agree or I am I off my rocker? Having been on both sides of the fence I can tell you that it is the lesser of two evils to be on a narcotic drug for your chronic pain than to suffer everyday and have no quality of life, staying in bed, not participating in things like you used to. It sucks! At least with the pain meds you can have some quality of life. You don't have to worry that you will be too ill to go to the family function that has been in planning for months. You can go out with friends and have fun without worrying that the pain will return right in the middle of the evening and you will have to cut the night short and make another excuse to go home so you can cry in private. Okay, I think I've made my point, but I really think there should be something we as CPer's can do! If anyone has any ideas then let's put them into action! So that our future generations don't have to suffer the same way we are suffering. God bless.
Donna