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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Dale, post: 24481819, member: 100459&quot;]My father was in the Army and we moved almost every year I was in school.&nbsp; We lived in Europe twice.&nbsp; Now I live in the middle of about 8 military bases in North Carolina.&nbsp; I looked at the map and it made me feel like Custer.</p><p>Also, you guys talk about addiction.&nbsp; There is never an easy addiction and you never are free of it.&nbsp; Mine got me in more trouble than I can think of.&nbsp; When I was 39, I was jogging down a narrow strip beside the road.&nbsp; I got hit by a truck that knocked me down a 30 foot embankment.&nbsp; I had to be brought up to the road in a &quot;basket&quot;. I went to the hospital.&nbsp; I finally woke up while they were prepping me for surgery.&nbsp; I had destroyed most lower back (L? - S1).&nbsp; After that, I had 4 more surgeries.&nbsp; In the meantime, the gave me enough Percocet to kill me.&nbsp; Eventually, I became an addict. Then they made me go cold turkey.&nbsp; I never got over it.&nbsp; I started doctor shopping and finally, a doctor caught on and I was arrested.&nbsp; I spent a few months in jail.&nbsp; I lost my job, my wife and my children, all because a truck tried to kill me.</p><p>That was 20 years ago. since then, I was referred to a psychiatrist that specialized in drug addiction and pain management.&nbsp; I went to a addiction program that didn&#039;t help.&nbsp; I still hurt like hell.&nbsp; I was finally referred to M.D. that put all my medical records together to find out what was going on.&nbsp; He diagnosed me as having &quot;Failed Back Syndrome&quot;.&nbsp; I was told that my back cannot be fixed and the only thing that could be done is to be on a Pain Management with Narcotics to minimize the level of pain I had.&nbsp; Pain is identified by a numeric system 1-10.&nbsp; I have never had a number less that 6.&nbsp; I have to see my doctor every other month to see if there was any change.&nbsp;&nbsp; Blood was taken every other month to make sure I am taking my medicine.</p><p>I retired from work with 30 years of service for the State Controllers Office as the CPA monitoring mis-use of state funds.&nbsp; My criminal record was expunged,&nbsp; Got married again and started on a new hobby.</p><p>Thanks to all of you, I have learned a great deal, both directly and/or telling my which books would help me.&nbsp; Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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