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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 905
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Originally Posted by NurseKris
While 25 mcgs of Fentanyl is still a relatively small dose you should (hopefully, fingers crossed) get some relief. The good thing about the patch is that it gives you a constant supply of medication so it should help even things out.
Personally I recommend changing sites or sides when you change patches to help prevent any irritation.
Good luck!
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Not sure about your box but mine is very specific about not using the same patch site for at least 21 days. I use 2 places on my upper left arm and all over my upper back. The back of my box has places to put info so I can always look back and see where I've used it over the last few months. I did use my upper legs 2 different times but I don't think it helped as well. The package says use upper body but I had read somewhere that others got the same relief on upper legs so I tried it.
For some reason (pain dr has never heard of this before) I cannot use it on my right arm. This is my worst SFN arm. The one time I did use it the pain all up and down the arm began almost immediately. My daughter begged me for 5 days to let her take it off and put another one on in a different site and I finally gave in.....what RELIEF when that patch came off. So I stay away from my right arm now 
Debi from Georgia
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