"i&#039;ve been taking generic opana (oxymorphone) for three months to treat chronic pain from a forklift accident 30 years ago. i&#039;ve had 41 surgeries on my left leg, 3 on my shoulder, an appendectomy and 1 on my right knee to remove torn meniscus. i finally have a great pain management doctor who doesn&#039;t treat me like an addict. i&#039;m very honest with her about how much pain meds i take and usually bring her the bottle so she can see for herself exactly how much i&#039;m taking. 

two weeks ago she increased my dosage from 5mg  x 2 daily to 5mg/3 x daily. i have not experienced the pain relief i was hoping for. but i have had one very unwelcome surprise... my gastric motility has been greatly affected (constipation!)

if you already have this problem, look out."