Thanks to everyone for all of your stories. They are all so very helpful.
Mine is so much like yours. I have very bad tailbone pain (after childbirth). I started with Vicodin, then Percocet (my favorite), then after MUCH pushing from my doctor - he put me on Oxy (first 10mg and then 20mg). Both my husband and I didn't want to do the Oxy b/c we heard so many bad stories.
What my husband didn't know at the time was that I was getting a great high (making me super mom - or at least I thought) from the Percocet. The Oxy never really gave me a buzz even with having to chew some to get them in my system faster. I started taking more and more and more. I was moving my dr appts up to get more scripts. I ended up taking 5 to 6 20mg Oxy and up to 16 Percocet per day.
I knew this had to end and I couldn't lie to everyone anymore. I went to a GREAT detox place and stayed their for 4 days. They gave me shots of Buprenex every six hours and I felt really SO much better than I thought I'd feel.
NOW I'm home and there is no more Buprenex. The detox hospital said I would be "lethargic" for about a week. That's an understatement!! They gave me some stuff for anxiety which isn't my BIG problem - my BIG problem is my leg pain (aches). And I'm soooooo tired. I've tried some suplements, but those are upsetting my stomach. I have NO appetite, no taste, bowl issues, and I've been home 7 days tomorrow.
Any ideas?? Any light at the end of the tunnel here??? I'm getting sick and tired of being tired and not moving around!!!!
Thanks all.