6th March 2008
A couple of thoughts:
(1) If you want to, you may ask your Doc something like this: "I read in an article that your BT meds should equal......." Is this accurate...Just curious. You may want to even bring a copy of where you found it.
(2) Although there may be guidelines for things like this, every patient is different and due to tolerance levels and etc., what works for one patient, may not for another.
(3) If you're on the fent patch, lortabs are baby aspirin in comparison. I think I may have mentioned this in another post you had somewhere....Can't remember. The whole purpose of BT meds is to pack a PUNCH when the LA meds don't control your pain. Lortabs have no punch to fent....not even close. You need something MUCH stronger....Probably either percs, liquid oxy, or Actiq. All would do the job. Plus, you don't need all that Tylenol that's in Lortabs.
Hope this helps.
Ex
(1) If you want to, you may ask your Doc something like this: "I read in an article that your BT meds should equal......." Is this accurate...Just curious. You may want to even bring a copy of where you found it.
(2) Although there may be guidelines for things like this, every patient is different and due to tolerance levels and etc., what works for one patient, may not for another.
(3) If you're on the fent patch, lortabs are baby aspirin in comparison. I think I may have mentioned this in another post you had somewhere....Can't remember. The whole purpose of BT meds is to pack a PUNCH when the LA meds don't control your pain. Lortabs have no punch to fent....not even close. You need something MUCH stronger....Probably either percs, liquid oxy, or Actiq. All would do the job. Plus, you don't need all that Tylenol that's in Lortabs.
Hope this helps.
Ex