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Switch from hydrocodone to Oxycodone?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 24 1:41pm | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Hi Archie here--
Where to begin?I think you're asking the wrong question. the issue is not should I take Med X versus Med Y, the question is, WHY DO I STILL HAVE SEVERE PAIN AFTER MAJOR SURGERY?
Please start to keep a journal daily of your activities, pain levels and medicine taken. Make an appointment with a PAIN MANAGEMENT DR, bring your journal and start the diagnostic process.
Right now, you are making up your own answers--not a good thing. I've been where you are, exactly, and you need help. I hope you can find the answers you need.
Good luck, Archie
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Thanks... I have done that process of keeping a daily pain journal, which meds I'm taking at that time, and what my pain level is each day. I have been to 3 different pain mgmt doctors in the last 3 years, and have had epidural steroid injections, SI joint injections, and RFA's. My current pain mgmt doc started me on 5/325, then 7.5/325, and finally on a 10/325 hydrocodone dose, which I'm currently on. I mentioned to a pain mgmt doctor friend of mine about the hydrocodone barely touching my pain, and he suggested trying Oxycodone or maybe ultimately, a fentanyl patch. So no, I'm not making up my own answers. I've been researching this for the last 4 years and was hoping for feedback from someone who had already made this switch.