Oct 3, 2011 (Started Jun 14, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for papillary thyroid carcinoma)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for neck pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat side effects of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 325 mg-5 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Because of other conditions (lupus, fibromyalgia), post-surgical pain takes at least three times longer to subside for me. This has often been a problem with doctors who are freaked out about addiction. I have NO history of addiction to anything except tobacco, but this seldom makes a difference. I get really tired of trying to convince these people that I AM IN PAIN STILL. Fear of the return of worse pain can make me very upset, which doesn't help. Still, even when I'm calm about it, I still hit the wall of their Fear of Addiction. Pain management still has a long way to go in the medical profession. I have never had a problem tapering off endocet/oxycodone as the pain lessens and subsides.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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