"fractured my 61 year old hip in january 2017. i have been using fentanyl patches for 2 years, 100mcg and percocet for breakthrough. these are meds for some painful back, neck and nerve conditions. also get accupuncture treatments. 
i knew about demeral after breaking multiple bones in a car accident in 1982. in the hospital the nurse came regularly with an injection. upon release i received long and short acting meds one being demeral. 
since that time i&#039;ve required pain medication, the most recent the fractured hip which required surgery. the hospital gave me a demeral injection only one time, after surgery to get me to my room. it&#039;s the only 40 mins i wasn&#039;t in strong pain.  it&#039;s beyond my understanding why demeral is withheld."