"i have been on 4-5, 15 mg oxycodones a day for the last 2 yrs and i finally have my normal life back. the prior 12 yrs i was in and out of the er and hospital more than i can count, i just know in 2014, i was in and out a total of 14 times, with a gi surgery and in 2004- 2006 it was about 128 days total with a surgery.  i have a very odd birth defect in my gi system. without the pain killers, i would end up in the er 1-9  days every couple of weeks with level 10+ abdominal pains that would cause uncontrollable vomiting for more than 11 days at a time. no fluids would stay down, nothing. i would be bedridden to the point the paramedics would have to come carry me out the house to the er."