pain med question Please Help!!

[shutterbug]

well just a question....... i have been on hydrocodone for a little over a year.
for 11 months i took it (10/325) 2-3 times a day to function through the pain. Now I am 3 months out from my tkr and still taking 2-3 a day. I have started working out in the gym 3-4 days a week ( 30 min on eliptical)plus water exercises 3-4 times a week. I take 1 pill before workout and 1 4 hours after then 1 at bedtime if i need it. The pain I feel is real... My wife is concerned that I may have a dependancy. I do not take more than 30mg a day. Please help.....Even on days I dont work out I still take 2-3.
I have over 100 lbs to loose and cannot do it without working out.

 

[Doug]

Bug, I took the oxycodone for the better part of four months post surgery. I gradually cut back over a 4-6 week period. I'm now at 14 months post op and have had some very bad days where over the counter stuff just doesn't work...My Dr. gave me a prescription just for those days.
I would recommend you give yourself another month and try the gradual cut back part. You may want to discuss the issue with your Dr. on a follow up.
Good luck on the weight loss. It was fun putting it on and a bear to take off.

 

[Josephine]

Doug says it right, bug. Can't add to that.