Gene:

If you are interested in PAIN MANAGEMENT --- then, I am your man. I have been on this regimen since 1990.

I was started out by my Hematologist, who had me on Tylenol and Codiene #3 and #4 --- and then I took a trip down the long and dark tunnel of everything from muscle relaxers to Steriods and injections of Cortisone directly into the joint cavities. (That hurts like HELL!)

Now I am on 800 mg. of MORPHINE per day, plus break- through if I need it. The break through is an additional 400 mg. per day, which I also need on a regular basis.

True, it does take the pain away, but this is VERY DRAINING on the bodies' energy.

And for as DOPED UP as I am most of the time --- it is very strange to me that I also suffer from regularly occurring bouts of insomnia.

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA