Florida does have a HUGE problem with controlled substance dispensing illegally. This is the pill mill state. The center of the mess. I hadn't seen that there was much in place to control it except signs in the doctors office that said "After January 1st, we will not longer be in pain management". I didn't know there was such a thing as pain management, I very fortunately hadn't needed to know personally.
Could you just wait until she ran out to get a refill? I remember when Helene had her tonsils out as an adult. It isn't easy for sure. On the plus side, the young heal quickly.
Another thing that I was not aware of...just how easily some prescribed pain killers can become a problem. A few years ago when visiting here, before living here full time, I developed a painful tooth and consulted a dentist for the first time who prescribed a pain killer and he also made an appointment for me with Dr. Alex Ghazel for a root canal. One of the first questions that Dr. Ghazell asked me was about the pain medication prescribed by the first dentist. He said..."Please flush it down the toilet. That is dangerous stuff and quickly addictive". I used a less powerful pain killer and got through. I still mulled that advice over. I don't remember WHAT it was. Apparently the first dentist prescribed it a lot for problems similar to mine.
I am sorry that she is hurting and of course you are worrying. I hope she will get better just as the pain medication runs out.
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