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Originally Posted by The Reaper
How about asking the Doc for a few samples, in case your meds are late getting approved?
Keep 4 to 6 extras on hand, just in case?
If you only hit him up once or twice a year, you should be GTG, I would think.
Do you get 30 days worth in Feb?
TR
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With the lortab keeping an extra amount for things like this was not a problem because my insurance allowed me to fill up to 3 days early. They said since the Oxy falls into a different drug schedule with the DEA they do not mess around with the eaerly refill.
I called the doc today and my wife will see her tomorrow for her annual physical. What she (the doc) is going to do is write me a prescription for oxycodone for the breakthrough pain and like Swatsurgeon said it should "tide" me over during the lull in between refills.
I guess my biggest concern is like swat pointed out, while I am only on 20mg right now as we go along. After my last visit with the doc to discuss pain management we are looking at a possible "life sentence" with this stuff unless they come up with a way to fix arachnoiditis before then. That is not looking to good.
One thing I did read that was comforting was that people on oxy for pain management have a very low addiction rate (psychological) and should the time come and they can fix this I should be good to go once they ween me off it.
I do have to say though that with the oxy the quality of life in just this short week of being on it has improved tremendously. While I still watch out to not over do it I am back doing things I hadn't done in a few years. Where before I avoided having to walk to far or even leaving the house to go down to KC, I am now looking forward to getting out of the house and finishing up some Christmas shopping that I was going to do online.