- Discograph and decompression 22nd November 2006
... nothing like the compression itself. My Doc prescribed percocet after the procedure. Every Dr. is different as far...
- Life: 1 year after PLIF L5-S1 21st November 2006
... wanted to hear. My cocktail these days consists of 3-4 percocet , 3-4 75 mg lyrica, and an occsional Ibuprofen. I messed...
- Pain meds: kind and dosages/ Questions for postop visit 19th November 2006
... to get my pain under control.
I was sent home on Percocet ...taking 5-10mg as needed. which worked wonderfully ... have for pain relief. It is worth it to ask for the Percocet again, being that I know that I cannot get a refill...
... only tell you my experience. I was sent home with Percocet as well and it worked very well. At my first post ... Neurontin.
What I remember my doc telling me was that Percocet gets limited in order to limt the amount of Tylenol ... ( Percocet is Oxy and tylenol) to the liver. That's why we switched ... me off the Percocet . My pain was pretty well managed this way. This...
... of the time, could you get a prescription for the Percocet to use just at those times that the Lortab doesn't...
... hospital.
I'm 8 weeks post op now and still taking Percocet . I'm down to 3 a day, but I can really feel it by ... the prescription if you decide to go ahead with the Percocet s for break through pain. In any case, I hope you...
- Intense Pain without wearing brace 19th November 2006
... Thanks peeps.
As for my pain, I was originally on Percocet . It helped a lot better. But I live too far away from...
- Spinal Fusion Surgery and Laminectomy 19th November 2006
... through this? What can I expect? Currently I am taking Percocet 10/325 Ativan and Zanaflex and ambien when I can't...
... and a bunch of other stuff. Then they moved me to Percocet . I took that for the first month. Now I am taking...
- UPDATE - Good and Unknowns 13th November 2006
... but thought I would ask anyway. I took myself off Percocet because it had me forgetting too much. I hate that...
- Fellow Fusion Patients Please Help 13th November 2006
... me on Tramadol which is in between a tylenol and a percocet and flexeril. I have been on them for a few months...
- Home from Surgery 13th November 2006
... along. If you are taking narcotics like vicodin or percocet , they tend to have a constipating effect in some people...
- spinal stenosis w/ muscle spasms 13th November 2006
... meantime, I have an rx for Darvocet N 100 and one for Percocet . I've read that you should not stop Ultram suddenly ... confused about how to change from it to Darvocet or Percocet . How can I slowly discontinue Ultram, while taking...
- medecine for pain? 12th November 2006
... left the doctor at the ER said lets try some 5/132 percocet as it says on the bottle. IT sure has helped and...
... known to do that although oxycodone (the narcotic in percocet ) is not supposed to cause the itching as much.
...
... [SIZE="3"]it's defiantely the percocet . Vicodin and percocet can make you very itchy. Maybe...
- thoracic fusion T5-T8 3 weeks ago-Numbness???? 12th November 2006
... the way down. Still sore sometimes and still taking Percocet , but getting stronger and seeing improvement. We...
- Surgery (microdiscectomy) this Friday and I'm so anxious and have so many concerns!!! 12th November 2006
... before my surgery. I was also taking a heavy dose of percocet daily. My surgeon then took me off of those and put...
- Help! Surgery caused permanent nerve damage -- should I sue? 6th November 2006
... every day but still am on vicodin and occassionally percocet . The doctor says there may be nerve damage. He said...
- Hey Guys... update for you 30th October 2006
...
Since last Thursday I have taken a total of five percocet ...
1- Thusday I had minimal pain.
2- Friday was...
- Epidural question 30th October 2006
... tried cymbalta, for peripheral neuropathy, vicodin and percocet and does not respond well with any of them.
Right...
- L5-S1 PLIF day is nearing! 30th October 2006
... in through the back. Yep, still mending. Me and percocet are good friends!
I hear you about people sticking...
- Question about pain med 30th October 2006
... took a advil or something. Now a new doctor gave me percocet 500, I am wondering if I take these for awhile if...
... percocet 500 mg ? I take 15 mg and it almost knocked me over...
... if they have tylenol or not? I also wondered if the percocet and vicodin both have codeine? That's why I was wondering ... again. However in the few days i have been taking the percocet , I don't like them. I think I will stay on the vicodin ... , the percocet , make me tired and not feeling so well. The dr let...
... are confusing 2 different medications.
First of the percocet that's "500" is the amount of tylenol in it. All percocets ... contain tylenol is Oxycontin. There's no such a thing as percocet without tylenol.
Vicodin and percocet are not the ... contain codiene. By increasing your medication to percocet and trying to go back down to vicodin will not be...
... info I thought vicodin had codeine. Can't stand the percocet , they make me tired and pukey feeling. The vicodin...
... 5 or 10 mg hydrocodone with 325 500mg Tylenol
Percocet is OXYcodone with lower amnts of Tylenol but stronger ... strong as Vicodin and Vicodin is not as strong as Percocet because as you go up the ladder the form and strength...
... it is just pure oxycodone then and not percocet. percocet has tylenol in it. and check on your dosage. that...
... it is just pure oxycodone then and not percocet. percocet has tylenol in it. and check on your dosage. that ... pill isn't big enough to have anything other than percocet , no tylenol in mine..15mg...
... I was wrong with my post on the dosage of percocet , it is well generic is OXYCOD/APAP 5-500 mg cap. So ... Vicodin it says HYDROCO/APAP 5-500.
The thing is, the percocet make me feel gross, tired and pukey. The Vicodin always ... keep moving through the day. I have quit taking the percocet , I don't know whats in it that makes me feel so gross...
... past surgery I was given oxy contin every 12 hrs and percocet for break thru pain. You all have just sloved my...
... pill isn't big enough to have anything other than percocet , no tylenol in mine..15mg
Percocet is the BRAND...
... I took my whole bottle of percocet to dr yesterday and told him how it made me felt....
- Help Please-laminectomy/perm Scs Implant On 11/13 29th October 2006
... mentioned before). . . what pain meds are stronger than Percocet 7.5 (which I'm on now) that I should be asking for...
- New and 2nd lumbar fusion scheduled 28th October 2006
... epidural. BTW I seem to have an allergic reaction to Percocet .
Any comments will be greatly appreciated.
Hosta...
...
I am very sensitive to meds and can not take percocet either. I take vicodin and do very well on that....
- Does anyone know a nonsurgical way to help my back? 23rd October 2006
... I dont even feel like myself any more, I am taking percocet every 4 to 6 hours and usually cant wait till its...
- Up-Date 21st October 2006
... course I had to lay flat on my back for 3 hours & take percocet when I got home. The big test of whether I can make...
- Myelogram 19th October 2006
... doctor soon. One thing the ER doctor did was perscribe percocet e 5/325 at night before I go to sleep.
I ... told me to stop taking the meds and to just use the percocet . I think that I feel a little better tonight, but...
- I am still in pain-just different places! 17th October 2006
... weeks post op, pretty well controlled (I thought) with Percocet , but had two doctor appts yesterday and really overdid...
- Can pain pills cause memory loss? 16th October 2006
... about the particular ones you're on. I'm only on Percocet at this point and am not having too much trouble....
- Z-COIL shoes? 14th October 2006
... anything would help:) The PM DR increased the doseage of percocet to 10 mg and then still take a soma at bedtime, so...
- Upcoming PLIF surgery, many questions. 14th October 2006
... though my pain is pretty well controlled with the Percocet , I can't imagine riding down the road and hitting ... I hope so!
I'm rambling now. Blame it on the Percocet . Don't know if this post even makes sense. But anyway...
- take a leap - mircod schedule 10/16 11th October 2006
... just 1 day after is able to walk, and took only one percocet for pain..
Maurizio...
- Discgram October 12th 11th October 2006
... with a lot of nerve pain. I take Lyrica for that, percocet and oxycoltin for pain. I turned my head the other...
... taking Lyrica, for nerve pain, oxycoltin, for pain and percocet for pain. I also take an antidepressant, because...
- Hello My Fusion Buddies --latest Dr Visit 10th October 2006
... another 6 weeks. Still taking pain meds but came off the Percocet and went on Lorcet. I've started having some pretty...
... anything stronger than Lorcet anymore. I quit taking the Percocet after I ran out of the last Rx and asked for something...
... severe headache. Maybe I just need to go back on the Percocet once daily or just when severe. Thanks for letting...
- Neurontin Question 8th October 2006
... I'm also taking Vicodin 5/500 every 4 hours and percocet when all else fails 10mg. The doctor said that he...
- degenerative disk disease 7th October 2006
... hardly any amount of time either before I hurt, I take percocet and flexrill for pain and they seem to ease it some...
... imflamatory etc as well. Finally doctor just upgraded me to percocet , wow that is a big differnece, and I actually feel...
- Post-Fusion: Is Pain-Free A Possibility? 3rd October 2006
... my first pain free day and last night had to take a percocet before bed so it's up and down for me too and Im older...
- TLIF surgery last week 25th September 2006
... prescription to your pharmacy? Mine did that on the percocet while I needed them. I didn't have to wait until I ... in or fax one to the pharmacy, at least not on the percocet . If they are willing to do that, just make sure you...
- Visit to Pain Mgmt. Dr.... 23rd September 2006
... goes... I too take it as needed.. It is basically Percocet , without the Tylenol... I take it with muscle...
... complained of increased pain. He could have increased the Percocet which may of made more sense, instead of having to ... medication which reduces the highs and lows of pain. 2 percocet a day isn't that much medication at all. He must be...
... you do? Do you slowly come off it? I also take percocet and valium occasionally, but hate taking them because...
... a long acting form of Morphine as compared to the Percocet . When you first take the pill it takes about 45 minutes...
... assertive to get the help you need.
If you can take the percocet without issue then I would think you would be ok with...
- 24 Bulging Disc, Runaround?? *** 22nd September 2006
... what is causing all my pain?? Ive been on vicodin, percocet and it works but I do not want to become addicted...
- for pain 14th September 2006
... probably bc the weather is changing. Anyway, I have percocet for when I have bad pain-I hadn't needed it for a...
... Percocet is oxycodone with tylonel. I had an upset stomach...
... yeah, and actually, I mis-spoke (typed).
I WAS on percocet but it didn't help anylonger, it just made me sleepy...
- how much meds should I be taking 12th September 2006
... laying down and cant sit long at all. I have been on percocet 7.5 ever since last surgery and take about 60 per...
... Hi. Is percocet the only medication you are taking? There are other...
... medications but the only thing that has helped was percocet . None of the anti-inflamatory medicine has helped ... relaxers seemed to help either. I am just curious if 60 percocet 7.5 a month is a lot for someone in my situation and...
... or work well, were they taken in concert with the percocet ? Have they tried you on a sleep aid at night to help ... thankful.. I have a tolerance to pain, because I can't percocet or any like that.. they make me very sick.
Well...
... over the internet. The thing that stinks about the percocet is that it only helps for a few hours and then I have ... I am mad because now my pm doctor wants to reduce percocet prescription to about 60 every three months and then...
- New pain above surgical site 11th September 2006
... to get used to it. I felt like a junkie going off Percocet . I go see the doctor tomorrow to try to determine...
... 12 week xrays show.
I will most likely be out of percocet this week and will not be getting any more of it and...
- Having A Really Really Bad Day!! 7th September 2006
... I was gonna try and not take any pain med today. ( Percocet is what I have for pain) I just thought I'd start...
... happy to perscribe a less potent pain med for you. Percocet is too strong for me and makes me sick. Tyleonol...
... lot of bad days lately myself. I was switched from Percocet to Vicoden this past week for post op pain & hating...
... weekend and that will make me feel better. I too take Percocet and Flexiril. The vicodin is less strenght than Percocets...
- Neurontin dosage question 5th September 2006
... today it isn't helping one bit.
I am still taking percocet and valium. This neurontin has given me such awful...
- For Rushtonbear - Fusion Pain After Surgery 5th September 2006
... it wasn't helping as much and they began giving me percocet .
I also can relate to what Tammy said about how...
... discogram and they shot me with morophine, then gave me percocet 5 minutes before I was discharged. That mix, I threw...
- My computer has blown up with my fusion! 3rd September 2006
... wish I was BACK to a 10 pain level. They upped my percocet to 10mg, I have good, mostly bad days. Sue, I'M so...
- spine post op, pain meds, and memory 27th August 2006
...
I was kind of like this while taking only the percocet & valium but it has gotten so much worse since I added...
- lower back pain and leg pain 27th August 2006
... During the day it is not nearly as bad, but I take percocet at night to ease the pain and help me sleep. I have...
- New Member 24th August 2006
... either stop it or tell the doctor. I have Darvocet, Percocet , Lortab. Post L4-5 spinal fusion. But been on meds...
- 4 weeks post op PLIF 20th August 2006
... got back on my Valium. I also had a call in for some Percocet today because I'm hurting and cant sleep. Were any...
- Pain at Back @ Night 8th August 2006
... most nights around 4 AM. It's about the time my percocet wears off. I have a cup or two of tea, pain meds...
- Spondylosis with bilateral .... 4th August 2006
... since early March, did the epidurals, tried Celebrex, Percocet , Darvocet, Hydrocodone w/ tylenol, Tramadol, everything...
- Post surgery constipation and straining 3rd August 2006
... pain meds (oxycontin/oxycodone, morphine, dilaudid, percocet , vicodin are some examples.. there are many others...
- Vicodin AND Percocet ? 25th July 2006
... won't hurt you to take vicodine if you still have percocet in you. I'm on 20mg percocet every 8 hrs and take...
... way (by running out) that the doctor can't call in percocet . The prescription has to be picked up in his office...
- HELP! Goofing around & now can't sit up! 23rd July 2006
... So, I finally got to leave with a Rx for Motrin and Percocet and three days off of work. I still had a little trouble ... s the combination of the motrin and of course, the Percocet s. But I think it is starting to get better and I'll...
- how long for pain meds (3 weeks post op) 21st July 2006
... Hi BabyBoomer -
After my first fusion I was on percocet for 12 weeks and was only able to be off of it for ... just to poinjt out that I had not ever abused the percocet but it would have been very reasonable that I might...
... days, then once daily for 10 days. I was taking 2 percocet every four hours around the clock and either soma ... for spasms.
Over the past week I've cut down the percocet to 3 or 4 per day and same with the soma - replacing...
... I take percocet for pain , a friend of mine takes a different perc...
- Tomorrow Is The Big Day...any last words??? 19th July 2006
... different amounts. vicodin is hydrocodone and tylenol, percocet is oxycodone (stronger than hydrocodone) and tylenol...
- Stomach pain from NSAIDs, what should I take instead? 14th July 2006
... I take muscle relaxers and percocet when my back acts up.. Not sure if percocets are...
- Suzy-Q and Post Fusion Update 10th July 2006
... each episode has resolved withing a day (of course, percocet and valium help). But Dr. O did a strength test and...
- What did I do wrong? 8th July 2006
... and are a bit safer on the system in comparison to percocet , which is what the oxycodone brand name really is...
- 2+ weeks post surgery 7th July 2006
... since my second day in the hospital I've been taking 2 percocet every 4 hours. My current bottle is getting low and...
... been thinking about the same thing myself. I'm on Percocet also, and I was taking 2 every 4 hours around the ... just hate keep calling every 2 weeks asking for more Percocet ! Know what I mean? :) But I do have some Lortab...
... type med. The breakthrough pain that comes with using percocet or vicoden should be a doctors concern. A docs job...
... been thinking about the same thing myself. I'm on Percocet also, and I was taking 2 every 4 hours around the ... just hate keep calling every 2 weeks asking for more Percocet ! Know what I mean? :)
Hi!
I know exactly ... When I left the hospital with my first bottle of Percocet I thought "wow, this is going to last forever!" and...
... even more when he asked me why I was still taking Percocet when it had been over 2 weeks since my surgery. Like...
... to use good posture (no choice!) LOL.
I'm taking percocet every 4 to 6 hours, muscle relaxers and the time release...
- 4 weeks;fusion..very happy..ALMOST SCARE III 6th July 2006
... helped alot at the time. But still taking Robaxin and percocet , so lab rat is right for all of us. The fuzzy feeling...
... better, I'm still just going with Robaxin, 2x day and 3 percocet daily and either a Soma or ambien at night and stupid...
- I am so sad....pain is worst and I don't know what to do anymore! 5th July 2006
... back will hurt so bad and that is even after taking a Percocet !! But stupid me thinks .... "I need to get this done ... cause there is always hair everywhere. I will take a percocet before I even start .... and about half way through...
- fusion and foot pain, is there a connection? 4th July 2006
... extreme leg & foot pain right now. I started taking the percocet again on a regular basis to keep the pain under control...
- Quick Neurontin Question 4th July 2006
... not-serious variety. My pain level at 300 mg (with percocet every 4 - 6 hrs) is tolerable so we are going to stay ... next week. Since I have always done so well with percocet , I am not anxious to fool around too much - for heaven ... not feeling as though i really need to get off the percocet and attemp to deal with all the pain with neurontin...
- Is This Considered "Pins & Needles"?? 3rd July 2006
... surgery yet. I just go to a PM doctor and I am on percocet right now, because I want to wait as long as I possibly ... on the days that the pain is really bad ..... the percocet aren't helping too much when it hurts this bad, but...
- New to board and disc herniation 1st July 2006
... When the pain gets too bad I take either vicoden or percocet . My doctor referred me for a lumbar epidural. I...
- New Here/Recent Fusion 1st July 2006
... 3pm, one of my legs was singing and I had to take percocet when I got home. I hope tomorrow will be easier and...
- cancer head is back from fusion surgery L4-S1 28th June 2006
... after surgery I weaned myself off of the pain meds percocet .
I don’t feel numbness and I can walk longer...
- Suzy-Q Home from Boston and Have I got Some Stories For You! 28th June 2006
... first days at home are sort of up and down. I have percocet , oxy IR for break through pain and valium for spasms...
- Sick & tired of my back 23rd June 2006
... spasms.
I have tried all sorts of medications: percocet , darvocet, hydrocodone, tylenol, vicodin, ibuprofen...
- Need Help Interpretting Results of Discogram 22nd June 2006
... before discharge when they gave me some morophine and percocet .. only to be violently ill all night from the percocet...
- Is this nerve pain?? 22nd June 2006
... , just make it barrable for me. I only take em ( percocet ) when I have bad days.
Hope everything turns out...
- I'm having a diskography done on 6/12/06 17th June 2006
... difficult to determine things. I was given morophine and percocet after it was all over and back in the triage room...
- Another Case of Ultram Withdrawal Problems 10th June 2006
... that you hear about the dangers of 'narcotics' like percocet , I never had this kind of a problem with that drug ... that matter, I never had the severe side-effects to percocet , either. But docs seem to be so afraid of Rxing percocet...
... had many Rxs for narcotic pain-killers (vicodin and percocet ) over the last 2.5 years but I never experienced any...
- Ibuprofen/Vicodin/Soma - Questions 8th June 2006
... head. I have tried all of the meds from ibuprofen to Percocet . I have found the best for me is Flexeril. Soma...
... You can even break them in half if need be. I have percocet and it seems to work better than the vicodin if my...
... lumbar spine patient, I was already taking Flexeril and percocet . The first week I had to double up on doses just ... more interesting, eh?
As far as meds go, I find percocet works very well for me but by the time I get past...
... [REMOVED] I sometimes take a percocet and ice packs seem to help too..
Maurice...
- 4 weeks;fusion..very happy..ALMOST SCARE II 8th June 2006
... like you Carol, after morning BM, got to have the percocet to even get moving, although walk and Soma at night...
- New device to protect dura from scar tissue 8th June 2006
... happened.
Hows the Lyrica treating you ? I took a percocet today and boy it made me dizzy and sick. I try not...
- post ALIF surgery 8th June 2006
... the pain and discomfort are unbearable. I am taking percocet for pain and noratin(spelling isn't great)for nerve...
