My Pain Management Doctor Says ...

...it's time to see my surgeon again because I have new problems and he's concerned. My left side is bothering me just as much as my right side, and these are all post-op developments. He gave me my scripts and told me he'd be sending a status report to my spine specialist, the doctor who did my surgery. I called and made an appointment as soon as I got back home again. I'll probably have to go for more x-rays, MRIs, etc. April 4th is the day it all begins again.

Meanwhile, I've had my Lyrica prescription upped to 75 mg more a day. Now I'm taking three 75 mg pills daily. I'm still using hydrocodone, usually a half 10 mg tab at a time. A half (5 mg) gets me out of bed and moving in the morning, so when I have to get up and go someplace, I set my alarm so I can take it before my day starts. The rest is as needed, and it's usually by halves up to about 15-20 mg a day. I still have oxycodone for hard pain days, but I don't use it very much anymore. I find that, besides being a constipative, it's also a depressive for me. I don't need that.