Whats up guys, I've read many threads on here and finally registered to post. I've tried searching this but I cant really find solid answers to help me. I've been in pain for 6+ years now, a herniated disc that i had replaced in 2014, which didn't relieve me of any pain. Fast forward to now and im told i need another surgery to remove the implant as well as a huge bone spur above it, and just do a traditional fusion. For the last nearly a year ive been on pain meds to help me get through the day (24/7 pain). I'm currently using 15mg oxycodone IR which works great, but doesn't last as long as i need it to. About 4 months ago i was also put on opana 10mg ER 2x a day, and this month he added one more, so 3x 10mg per day. Its just not working and im having to use more IR than I'd like. I'm curious, should i ask him to raise the opana to a higher dosage, or switch to oxycontin ER and try that? From reading up on opana, apparently taking it orally as intended, is very low BA. How does oxycontin ER compare?
instead of taking a 1 10mg opana 3x a day every 8 hours, i usually take all 3 at once. The other day i tried 3, then like 6 hours later i took 3 more, to try and get an idea of what it'd be like if i was on 30mg 2 or 3 times a day. Didn't really help much either unfortunately. The pain is really that bad...i need a long acting medication that works better than what im on, at least until after my next surgery and hopefully im pain free after i recover and then i can taper off all opiates for good.
i look forward to hearing from you all.
thanks!
instead of taking a 1 10mg opana 3x a day every 8 hours, i usually take all 3 at once. The other day i tried 3, then like 6 hours later i took 3 more, to try and get an idea of what it'd be like if i was on 30mg 2 or 3 times a day. Didn't really help much either unfortunately. The pain is really that bad...i need a long acting medication that works better than what im on, at least until after my next surgery and hopefully im pain free after i recover and then i can taper off all opiates for good.
i look forward to hearing from you all.
thanks!