Chronic Pain
"I was in a severe car accident and broke both hips, both shoulders, 6 cervical and 5 lumber and 1 thoracic vertebrae.  I had to increase pain relievers, but the Tylenol with Codeine causes my liver enzymes to increase.  So, I combine the morphine 15mg with Fentanyl patches (was at 75, dropped to 25, but back up to 50), for immediate relief.  This allows me to be able to get out of bed and do activities and I&#039;m in bed until it kicks in.  I&#039;m also on Gabapentin 800mg 3x daily and Soma.  I have flu like symptoms when I miss my dose, so having to time my medical appointments to always be exactly on a day when I&#039;m going to run out is an ongoing problem.  Also, being on morphine means that I have to have dilaudid after surgeries."