Joe from Kokomo wrote:

On Mar 17, 11:46 am, Joe from wrote:
You've been pretty quiet. You doin' OK?

bpnjensen wrote:

He was not absolutely clear last week, but it *sounded* like he was
preparing for some R&R of some sort. I certainly hope it is not
more serious than this. One thing that concerned us was that he
said he had not eaten anything for several days. Let's keep him in
our thoughts.

dave wrote:

I think he's kicking either Vicodin or Oxycontin.

Now you're concerning me. Oxycontin depresses the central nervous
system, you go to sleep...and you may never wake up. A very treacherous
drug.

dave wrote:

He was complaining bitterly about not being able to get treatment for
pain. I sensed junky panic.

Well, maybe...kinda...sorta...

Severe back pain can be very difficult to control. Furthermore, it is
relatively easy to unwittingly get the monkey on your back. Just happens
in the normal course of treatment. And if you are on other drugs (or
alcohol -- as Lare was occasionally known to do), well, watch out! See
my statement above about going to sleep and waking up dead. :-(