Hi Tam, i dont know if you remember me or not but you helped me out a few years ago. I had my surgery in March 2005 and am getting along pretty well. I wanted to share with you what I did as far as meds go - I don't like the way oxy makes me feel and have a very low tolerance to that kind of stuff, so I started taking 2 advil liquid gels and a half oxy 3 times a day. Sometimes I take a whole oxy with the advil(depending on the pain level). I have found this does the trick for me. I spoke with a Dr. who runs a pain clinic in San Diego and told her what I was doing and she said that's what she tries to get people to try because the advil is an anti-inflamatory and the oxy kicks in from there. I don't know if this will help you, but you never know what is going to work until you try it. I hope you find the right mixture for your pain and can get back to your old self again.

Bev