First Person: Opioid Withdrawal
<p>I am physically dependent on opioids after being prescribed three-day patches for post-operative pain. My surgery was no trifle: it was between three and four hours, and involved my cervical spine. I also require a great deal of physical therapy to get back on my feet, as well as good sleep, and none of that was possible without controlling my post-operative pain.</p>
<p>Pain control doesn’t seem as fine grained in Europe as it is in America. After getting no relief from Tramadol/Paracetamol, my doctor went to a 21 day supply of 25 mcg/hr Fentanyl. That was a lot of opioid, more than I wanted, but at least I could do physical therapy and sleep.</p>
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