"had lower back surgery in 2000ish. was taking 750mg before and after surgery. help with dealing with pain and got me back to work as a roofer. recently my neck had been giving me problems an a mri revealed disc herniations, bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, flattening of my left spinal cord and a hamangioma, with pain and numbness in my left arm/hand, neck. i&#039;ve been treating with 500mg vicodin &amp; 15mg ms-contin. brings pain level down to a tolerable level but as always, somedays are better than others."