@conchgirl Think they took oxycontin off the market But they do have another long acting drug that's a substitute for it. Unfortunately, i develop tolerance to most drugs, very quickly. Increase in amount & frequency didn't help. I love Dilaudid ( i get it IV when i go to the hospital) Or i get Fentanyl. U have to develop a thick skin with this situation. U can't let them get to u. It takes awhile to do this, but my life has been total shit for over 25 years I've earned the Dilaudid Told my last doc, she should try living with this amount of pain I finally got pissed & politely told her she should know something about the disease. At first, i thought all hell was going to break loose, but i told her being a former RN for 40 plus years, gave me the right to to be honest etc. I told her that this pain isn't compatible with living & gave her some details, that i doubt she wanted to hear.... My life has been ruined. I have so many problems, that i can't leave my apartment & that it all sucks!