I just wanted to say be careful with the tramadol. They told me you couldn't become addicted to it. So when I was in dire straights and got no response from any of my Dr's I took a half an extra pill every dose. (I did call my Dr. and left a message telling him I was doing this.) And of course the prescription ran out before it was supposed to, and I was in a lot of trouble because I ended up having to go through withdrawal (apparently you can become physically dependent) and the Dr who prescribed it never called me back and I ended up in the ER, and then a new Pain Dr.

I'm sorry if that came off preachy or something. I just want to make sure you know your body can become dependent on it and you can build up a tolerance for it quickly.