I am a smoker who is 35 years old ,F,and I am experiencing major water retention am bloated and having chest pain and when I sleep at night I wake up and my boyfriend literally has to lift me out of the bed....my spine hurts so bad and my hands are extreamly swollen upon awakening....I also am an ex iv meth user .I have had these symtoms for 2years now...the only way I have been able to get up and function is by smoking a bowl of meth every morning....I got completely clean a few times and the pain was unbearable which resulted in me smoking meth.I quit intravenous drug use cause im scared of what damage ive done.meth seems to be a pain blocker for me but now I feel as if I have lung cancer or?,all my joints hurt and are swelling and when I tell my doctor or the emergency room THE TRUTH...they pass it of on my addiction and treat me badly.I hurt and pain is at a 9 upon awakening.HELP ( YYYY@YYYY ) sincerely,angela rosemarie giles (mother of 4)