I'm glad the Hydrocodone is helping you. I want to add something about pain meds in general. My mom died of CHF at the relatively young age of 71. Her life really went down hill when she got a power chair and stopped walking, and then again when she went on Oxycodone (which is a bit stronger than Hydrocodone). A year later she died and I'm certain that the meds hastened her death because she just stopped doing things. HOWEVER, she died pretty happy. She was not in pain at least. If she had not been on Oxy I think she could have lived another ten years....but would that have been a good thing? Honestly, I think it all worked out the way it was supposed to. So, approach pain meds very carefully with an understanding of the pros and cons.