Information and opinions on Chronic Pain from abbyinokc at ChronicPainConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/21569 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/21569/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/21569 http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/21569/39600/narcotics Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:12:21 -0400 abbyinokc Hi everyone, I am writing this in response to Scooter's post.  I did comment on her post with all of this same information. I can totally relate to this...being judged for taking narcotics.  Most of my family, as well as many "friends" (?), judge me for taking narcotics.  I suffer with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis with a "grade 1 wedge deformity" which is basically a hairline fracture of sorts, esophagitis,... http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/c/21569/39600/narcotics