My shoulder issues persists and I am now taking 20mg od Oxycontin every 12 and 2 norcos as needed for BT. You may have remembered my posts on my PM travails a few months back where they started me out on 10md Oxy every 12 and it was worthless. I got them to bump it up to 20mg and its better but I only get solid relief for about 5 hours and the Norco is not enough to get the job done for the remaining 7 hours. The PM doc doesnt do fast acting meds so I have to get them from my GP and he raises an eye when I ask for them and he doesnt see a need for more than 2 a day.
Tomorow is a big day. I see my Ortho surgeon AND my PM doc tomorow. I hope to talk about surgery with the Ortho but am a little worried because the last time I saw him he was a bit dismissive. He comes across as a "tough guy" who thinks that I should be able to play through the pain I am in. Afterall he is the 1980 5 time gold medalist Eric Heiden....an Olympic Champion Speedskater.
After that, I see the pain management doc and I am hoping that they can get me on something that LASTS more than 5 hours. Question for Shoreline or anyone with that level of knowledge: Is it possible for someones metabolism to burn through Oxycontin faster than the norm? What would be a better med? I get good relief about an hour after I take it but like I said, it only lasts 4-5 hours. I know these folks follow the "book so Im pretty sure they wont prescribe the Oxy 3 times a day. What would be a better continous med. I also run into problems with the Oxy loosing effectiveness while sleeping. So I end up taking it at 8 pm, go to bed at 9pm, wake at 3am and have to wait until 8am to take it again. Then I usually go back to bed untill about 10am.
Any help would be appreciated.
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