Dan,
Thank you for all the information.
Unfortunately, I don't think I can get that patch for a few different reasons.
First of all, my family doctor is the one who gives me my pain medicine. My neurologist is trying to treat the PN by giving me things like Topamax, Amitriptyline, Lyrica, etc... but I got the Tylenol with Codeine #4 from my family doctor. He doesn't want to move me up to Oxycodone because it is so highly addictive. On the Duragesic website, it states that before using the patch, a user needs to have tried the oxycodone pill first--and my doctor won't go there with me at this point. I also don't want to become addicted, so I haven't pushed it with him... but the pain has also never been this bad.
But either way--I don't do well with patches. Where do you places the patches? I had patches for my feet, and I couldn't tolerate them. They did more harm than good, and I had to stop wearing them. I have very sensitive skin all over, but my feet and legs are very sensitive with the PN. I won't put another patch on my feet again until I'm all healed.
I don't know what to do anymore. The Tylenol used to help for an hour or so... which wasn't much, but it was better than nothing. Now it isn't working at all, but I keep taking it, in hopes that it will magically start working. It is so incredibly frustrating!
Those patches are expensive as well.. so even if I could get them, I don't think we could afford them... I'm not sure how much our insurance would pay for...I don't have an income right now... my Tylenol is only $9 for 150...