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What pain meds work well for Gastric bypass patients?
Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss | Last Active: Dec 11, 2023 | Replies (131)Comment receiving replies
Hi! I would write more if I were at my laptop, however I just wanted to quickly get out the info to you. I have suffered similarly and the butrans pain patch has been a life saver. Oxycodone in low miligram dosage takes too long to be absorbed before it is bypassed in my system and given a full affect. I finally have a great doctor that gave me that bit of knowledge as to why I had no relief. Please look it up.
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@layladixon @nataliejo @lioness
I have been on the fentanyl patch in 2014-2015. It worked great as far as relieving pain. I never feel high from opioids so I wasn't walking around like a junkie.
Fast forward to 2017.. I live in a different area with a different Doctor. He offers me the fentanyl patch but I opt for Percoset so that I have"room" to go in the event Percoset no longer work. On my last visit I told my doc the Percoset isn't lasting as long. He prescribed a new drug with the Percoset call Xtampza. It's a specially formulated time release Oxycodone safe for those of us gastric bypass patients. It's also made to minimize the chance of abuse. I like it so far. I take 18 mg one every 12 hrs with food.
If you have any questions, let me know.