Percoset

Years ago, my uncle died.  Heroin overdose.  He supposedly got addicted to heroin after years of pain-killer addiction - starting with percoset.  

I just got a prescription for percoset for after my foot surgery.  The doctor says he doesn't want to put me on anything "lighter" because the pain'll be so excruciating (thanks, Doc).  

I don't have anything against percoset - outside of it being what I'm told is what started my uncle on a downward spiral which eventually led to his death.  

People in my family have often told me I'm a lot like my uncle.  I have a fairly addictive personality and tend to do weird things.  Have no problem taking some of my clothes off in public... Sort of (I did change my shirt in the middle of Time's Square this summer...).  I tend to say the wrong thing, freak people out with my ability to be insanely awkward, say inappropriate things, etc., etc.

More than likely, my uncle shouldn't really be considered a role model.  Why make a role model out of someone who died to a heroin overdose?  Well, as always, I'm here to be stupid.  So, he's definitely one of my role models.  It's lucky for me I'm a lot like him in the first place - means I don't have to strive for much. 

However, that seems to be a concern for many people in my family.  Weird.  For example:  I've had some financial difficulties for a while here and didn't really go into details with my parents for quite a while about it because I didn't really want to (yeah, that was really my reasoning).  Finally, I had to go into some detail with them and my mom ends up saying, "Yeah... We'd been really concerned.  We had every possible thought go through our mind.  We were even thinking it could be drugs!"  And my aunt constantly thinks I reek of pot... Go figure.

So, I'm not really scared that I'm going to get addicted to percoset.  I have way too many friends who will ensure that doesn't happen.  But, I think the whole time I'm taking it, that's going to be a concern in the back of my mind.  I'm not exactly excited about it.  And every time I even think about having to take it (in the last few hours... 'cause I've only known for a few), I think about my uncle.

This could get interesting.

That whole ramble-venture was brought to you by percoset.  And I haven't even gotten the prescription filled...