7 Years 90 days - Boyle is Back

7 Years 90 days - Boyle is Back

Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of withdrawal, pain, and stubborn resilience as comedian David Boyle declares, "I am back, baby, I am back." After a brutal run with oxycodone and sleepless nights, Boyle talks through what it’s like to be on the back end of his withdrawals, mixing raw honesty with sharp humour.

You’ll hear him describe waking up seven times in one night, the "over energised sort of under the skin" feeling, and squirming his way towards a patchy sleep. He tracks his recovery with his fitness band, laughing at how it witnessed him take just "250 steps in one day" and a resting heart rate so low doctors kept assuming he was dying.

Now, he’s proud of hitting 6,000 steps, changing his bandage, and feeling that his wound and body are slowly healing. Boyle also shares his unease about how easily strong painkillers like oxys are handed out.

He talks about doctors encouraging him to ask for more while nurses seem wary, and he questions the whole system: "There’s some corruption going on there because oxys aren’t even that good." He expected a bigger high, but instead got partial pain relief and a fast slide into sleep, with no real enjoyment.

True to style, he jokes that from now on he’ll only share bad news, blaming his audience (half-seriously) for sending him "negative energy" every time things start going well. Underneath the jokes, you’ll catch a man trying to stay sober, manage withdrawal, and keep some control by refusing to tempt fate.

If you’re curious what withdrawal can actually feel like, and you appreciate hard truths wrapped in dark comedy, this episode shows recovery on a very human, very sweary, and strangely uplifting level. Where do you find your own balance between laughing at the chaos and taking your health seriously?