We Do Recover With Jared Miller
Education:Self-Improvement
Can those of us in recovery take opioids for serious injuries? Jared points out, “We all have this fear that we’re just going to take a Percocet Five and all of the sudden we’re back abusing heroin the next day”(32:23).
In episode 61, Cody Martensen shares his experience being five years clean and then breaking his tibia and fibula. He was prescribed opioids pre & post-surgery, he shares how he resisted old cravings. He recalls, “One of the things my sponsor recommended was “we flush the last one” (42:28). In addition, Dr. Seller’s addresses the medical point of view, “If you reveal to a doctor that you are in recovery and because of that he decides not to treat your pain, go get another opinion” (41:22).
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