pain
"I've been on opiates for about 15 years now for a compressed nerve that cannot be fixed. First it was Percocets until I needed more and more, then Oxycodone WITH Morphine ER 60mg which worked well, but since I was getting 900 Oxycodone 5mg per month, the VA was actually having problems keeping it in stock. Now they have completely run out and they have decided to put me on Morphine 15 ER in addition to the 60 which makes it 75mg ER four times a day, PLUS 5mg IR Morphine for breakthrough pain. They said if this doesn't do the job, they will send me to a major pain clinic. I've been to pain clinics and it seems all they want to do is ween you off opiates and don't do much about the pain. I'm 67 and maybe have a high tolerance to opiates."