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Is It Recommended To Take Fentanyl And Oxycodone For Back Pain After Having Screws And Rods Implanted?
I have had 5 back. Surgery have screws and rods .I hurt all the time and my pain Dr is cutting my pain meds and changed me to a. Fentanyl patch and it I not working for me .I was taking 80 mg oxycotin and15 mg percset and soma and she said she couldn't give me that anymore and change me to the patch.is this true
Wed, 22 Jan 2014
this all thing is just to relieve pain,ithis sort of treatment is not the permanent solution.please consult your surgeon why so much even after surgery and how long you have to take medicine
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