Good Mornin! (6:00am my time)
I have much more to say in response to what you shared (thank you for sharing your whole story!)
But i first wanted to respond regarding the Fentanyl patches, in case you happen to log on here before you talk to your Dr.
Yes, it is a very powerful opioid med, intended only for those who are already opioid tolerant. Maybe he put you on too high a dose too soon. Maybe he could lower the dose to the 25mcg patches.
Also, Benedryl is known to take away those itchy feelings. Make sure you run this by Dr tho. Or there are other options that can counter those itches.
The 'drunk'/sleepy feeling is normal, but, again, (depending on your body size and tolerance) he might have given you the bigger patches, when the 25's may have been a good place to start and build up from there.
The MAIN thing is the fact that the med DID take your horrible pelvic pain away! wow!
If you had an allergic reaction, you may have gotten hives and had trouble breathing.....but the all over itching is a pretty common side effect with stronger opioids......
I'll be anxious to hear what your Dr recommends....
TTYS
Rae