Oxycontin and liver damage?

[hygieneguru]

Does anyone know if long term use of Oxycontin for chronic pain can cause toxic hepatitis or medication induced hepatitis????? I have been taking it for 5 years for severe back pain.

[jsdjn12]

I feel for everyone who has to deal with back pain for the rest of their lives. I had 2 discectomys and a neck fusion. The only thing that helps with pain is good old OXY. I am taking 3-4 a day. Not sure if this may be to much to intake but it works better than anything else.

[hurtsalot55]

Hi I am new here...was diagnosed with HCV almost 2 years ago...I have been tryin to find something for my back pain.I have a collapsed disc, arthiritis through my spine to where surgery is not an option,and nerve damage (due to a car wreck) One doctor gave me percocet...thats not good for the liver...but percodan is asprin based...what I am wondering ,would that be a better pain reliever? Some days are so long because of the pain,I just want to feel as close to normal as I can. Thanks if anyone can help ..

[Hanklive]

Sorry about that!!
I posted twice by accident!!!
I got an error message after the first time I pressed the button so I decided to press the button again...
Then it hit me! why do'nt I see if the post made it on the thread, and it did - YAY!!!

I guess that I can disregard that error message right after I post from now on!

Respectfully,
Hanklive-Lives for Today and Tomorrow!!!

[Hanklive]

I'm new here althuogh not at all new to HCV...
I'm also nine years post liver transplant, and on low dose treatment also in order to "halt" the low grade 1/6 amount of fibrosis that is present...

I'm also being prescribed oxycodone 5mg x 6 pills daily but I rarely take that much on a daily basis because I'll end up being a "zombie", and never get anything accomplished so I usually do'nt take anymore than 3 daily for pain.

I was on vicodin 750mg x 3 pills daily for over two years but, I thought that it was too long to be on these especially since the amount of acetophetimin in each one, multiplied by 3 made me think about the long term ramifications that might be occurring as a result of all the "Tylenol" found in the Vicodin...
So I asked my PCP for an alternative and oxycodone is what he prescribed... Now I feel a lot better as far as the 'tightness' I felt sometimes while on the vicodin.

Not to go off track but, I read a post or two here on this forum from a person named "MikeSimon" who also had a liver transplant!!! Is it 5 years for you???

Wow!!! Now I do'nt feel so alone in "cyberspace"!!!

This site was suggested to me by a moderator on another HCV forum and I'm glad that I took him up on checking this forum out!!!

Nice to meet you'all!!!

Resepctfully,
Hanklive-Lives for Today and Tomorrow!!!

[Hanklive]

I'm new here althuogh not at all new to HCV...
I'm also nine years post liver transplant, and on low dose treatment also in order to "halt" the low grade 1/6 amount of fibrosis that is present...

I'm also being prescribed oxycodone 5mg x 6 pills daily but I rarely take that much on a daily basis because I'll end up being a "zombie", and never get anything accomplished so I usually do'nt take anymore than 3 daily for pain.

I was on vicodin 750mg x 3 pills daily for over two years but, I thought that it was too long to be on these especially since the amount of acetophetimin in each one, multiplied by 3 made me think about the long term ramifications that might be occurring as a result of all the "Tylenol" found in the Vicodin...
So I asked my PCP for an alternative and oxycodone is what he prescribed... Now I feel a lot better as far as the 'tightness' I felt sometimes while on the vicodin.

Not to go off track but, I read a post or two here on this forum from a person named "MikeSimon" who also had a liver transplant!!! Is it 5 years for you???

Wow!!! Now I do'nt feel so alone in "cyberspace"!!!

This site was suggested to me by a moderator on another HCV forum and I'm glad that I took him up on checking this forum out!!!

Nice to meet you'all!!!

Resepctfully,
Hanklive-Lives for Today and Tomorrow!!!

[gazebo1]

sorry for the double post, browser showed error, so hit twice....