"i had an open hemicolectomy a few months back, and they had me on this stuff for a week. i am resistant to a lot of pain meds, and pain was so bad when it ran out, i really appreciated it despite the disorientation and floaty feeling it gave me, i was sleeping as much as possible anyway. they gave me tramodol when i got out of the hospital, and it was nowhere near as effective, even in a double dose."