"i have had 12  hospital stays in the last 2.5 years each for at least 1 week due to pancreatitis.  during this time, i have had 4 surgeries (galbladder, 30% of pancreas, spleen, gastric obstruction) on top of these &quot;visits&quot;.  this is the only drug that actually works on the pain for me.  it doesn&#039;t give you a light show like demerol, it just kills the pain period.

only con i see is that tolerance builds quickly.  i usually need 2 mg every 3 hours to stay up on the pain, but i have been up as high as 4mg over 3 hours for a few days."