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@rowdyramsey I have been on just about every narcotic (hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxycontin, Dilaudid) at some point in time for knee replacements, the liver transplant, and a couple of other painful things but never for as long as you were. I was on either oxy or hydrocodone for a few months following my first TKR but for some reason I have so far been able to discontinue narcotics without a problem. Part of that may be that I have always been very conservative in how much I took.
That's good that you, yourself, took the initiative to discontinue the drugs, that does seem like an excessive amount and I suspect almost anyone would get dependent on them if they were taking them for that long.
You must be feeling much better now, I am happy for you, and impressed that you took care of this yourself.
@racing212 It seems a lot of people complain of fatigue. I have been having a problem with that recently but I don't think it is related to my liver transplant, I am pretty sure it is related to simply not sleeping very well. Are you able to get a good night's sleep? I often wake up and am exhausted still but can't fall back to sleep. I will get up, have breakfast and then after doing a few things return to bed for a nap. I can do that because I am retired.
JK