Harley's Dad,
Immediately after my injury I was taking moderate doses of codeine and Soma. The problem was that I became a complete zombie and couldn't even lift my head from my pillow. Finally, my medications were changed and I became more mobile. I have allergies to several narcotics so my doctors need to be careful with my prescriptions. Most of the time I spent waiting for my surgery I was taking skelaxin, neurontin, ultracet, and/or soma. My doses ranged from minimal to the maximum allowed per day depending on my pain levels. Your amount of medication sounds very high to me, but each person's body is unique. I am highly sensitive and rather petite. You may have built up even more tolerance so it may be good to try and wean your self a bit. You definitely don't want to be in a tremendous amount of pain, but you need to be coherent for your recovery. Are there any non pharmacuetical techniques or therapies that help relieve the pain? Massages, water, stretching, yoga, meditation, chiropractic, topical ointments, ice, herbs or teas...Many of these eased my pain and increased my flexibility while I waited for my ADR.
Hope this helps!
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