Pain
"I had back surgery a year and a few months ago for a ruptured L5 that was causing severe pain in my lower back and down my leg. The surgery was not a success and am worse now than I was. Tried injections having nerves catheterized, and physical therapy, none of which helped. My dose of Norco&#039;s just kept getting higher and higher to where they couldn&#039;t give me anymore and be able to perform my job. My doctor put me on the Butrans patches and the relief I get is absolutely amazing. Very seldom do I have to take the Norco&#039;s. I started on the 10 mg and now am at 20mg. Like others my only complaint is about day 5 or 6 they start wearing off then takes a day for new patch to start to work. Overall they have made my life more comfortable than it has been."