For 10 years I had Hydrocodone as a treatment for pain. Truth be told it also helped with my energy levels. I was functioning well. At 60 diagnosed with RA and

For 10 years I had Hydrocodone as a treatment for pain. Truth be told it also helped with my energy levels. I was functioning well. At 60 diagnosed with RA and a number of other immune disorders. That was at the time of Feds starting to crack down. I could probably find doctors to prescribe the pills , but after a pain chest & back sent me to ER , a GI scope showed changes to the ducts that run to the pancreas. The Anesthetist said pain pills do that ( said with no judgement & said if you need them then take them ) . But I thought , i’d try to get off them. My doctor weaned me down. But my quality day to day is gone. No energy , pain without relief . Illinois medical cannabis is not my answer , been trying. Some strains actually increase body awareness therefore increasing pain. So I’ll probably have to change doctors if mine won’t put me back on them.