Hi Dan:

You sound exactly like my husband (6 years ago). He went up 125 of the patch (in lower dosages it was every two days), but at 125 it was every 3 days. He took vicodin for breakthrough. He told me recently, "Melody if it werent for that patch, I was considering suicide". I felt so bad. He was on the patch for almost 2 and one half years.

But thankfully, because he saw the chiropractor/neurologist, it is now 6 or so years later and he is on no pain meds whatsoever. He does the IVIG thing monthly. He considers himself lucky in this respect. So do I.

Take care,
Melody