I HAVE BEEN TAKING 80 mg OF OXICONTIN FOR A LONG TIME (3 TIMES DAILY). THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPLEMENTING THIS WITH A SHORT TERM DRUGS, FIRST OXYCONDONE. THEN 30 mg MORPHINE AND NOW THAT THIS HAS NOT WORKED, 8 MG OF DILATE (4 TIMES DAILY) MY BACK PAIN IS FROM AN INJURY FROM 40 YEARS AGO. I HAVE HAD 3 SURGERIES TO NO SUCCESS. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND ATTEMPT TO INSERT A DEVICE IN MY BACK/SPINE, A NEUORSTIMULATOR. IS THIS DEVICE SAFE? THE DRUGS CONTINUE TO NOT WORK AS I AM GETTING ACCOMMODATED TO THEM. i DO NOT KNOW WHAT i AM GOING TO DO WHEN THE DRUGS RUN OUT.... CUT THE NERVES, AND SIT IN A WHEELCHAIR? ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I AM NOT CHALLENGING MY DOCTORS, BUT NEW KNOWLEDGE IS ALWAYS SOMETIMES IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE.

DAVID LONG