Thanks for the replies Dale and Maria.
Yes pain is pain and unfortunately i have been on percocet for 3 years now. I do not take a low does. It takes 20mg to be one dose for me and that only wokrs for 4 hours. Some days depending on what i am doing, I take it just about every 4 hours. I don't worry about constipation, but the tiredness and long term side effects it causes.
I know my research doc had done a study on long term side effects of opiods. I only remember testosterone depletion as one of the side effects. I do replace that hormone. I might remember to ask him tonite (i volunteer at his one night a week patient clinic)
Talk about pain I just came back from the dentist with a sore tooth. It needs to come out and i have pre medicated and need to go to an oral surgeon now to get it pulled.
Another fun day for me!!
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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