My son was 4 years old when his Father and I went on a methadone clinic. He was raised with alot of knowledge of addiction. He was taught to NEVER touch his parents takehomes. He was also told that the medicine, methadone, would kill him if he ever got into it. We did very well for 12 years, everything was great. My son was born with scoliosis. When he was 13 he had an emergency life saving 16 hour surgery. He was sent home after 2 months in the hospital. They had totally reconstructed his spine. He had a 2 year recovery at home. He is 24 now and is going to pain management. When he was 15 he saw me and his Father lose it. He is a surviver of this life. I only pray that the addiction education will help him in his struggle with his own demons. I LOVE him more than anything. We live together in an apartment, still trying to pick up the pieces of our lives. He thinks I should go back to the methadone clinic, if I want to. I can"t help but to wonder if we"re looking for the happiness that we had before his surgery, and before I cold turkey off of methadone. We"re ok but can"t help but to think we could get better.
Hi Bond,
I just responded to your other post prior to reading this one.
Please be aware that just because your child was raised to "know about addiction" does not mean it wont happen to him.
I was raised with an alcoholic and I HATED it, I didn't drink, I started using drugs and became addicted to heroin.
Your son knows that life was "good" because you were on methadone, that is IF you stayed clean. You say you had takehomes and that usually means you were giving "favorable urines" to your clinic. Once you cold turkey'd it I am assuming things went to hell pretty quickly and going back on the clinic may be the right thing to do.
I applaud you on caring for your son during his extended time at home after the surgery. I imagine it was very difficult for you and your husband.
Only you can decide whether methadone is a wise choice. From what you say I would agree it is.
Again, keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.
granny
I just responded to your other post prior to reading this one.
Please be aware that just because your child was raised to "know about addiction" does not mean it wont happen to him.
I was raised with an alcoholic and I HATED it, I didn't drink, I started using drugs and became addicted to heroin.
Your son knows that life was "good" because you were on methadone, that is IF you stayed clean. You say you had takehomes and that usually means you were giving "favorable urines" to your clinic. Once you cold turkey'd it I am assuming things went to hell pretty quickly and going back on the clinic may be the right thing to do.
I applaud you on caring for your son during his extended time at home after the surgery. I imagine it was very difficult for you and your husband.
Only you can decide whether methadone is a wise choice. From what you say I would agree it is.
Again, keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.
granny
