Yes, thank you, unclereggie. Very insightful.

Sorry to hear you won't be able to get the Sandoz patches any longer.
Sounds as tho the Mallinckrodt is worthless past the 48-hour mark.
Did you get full-on withdrawal symptoms at this point? I did. And, as we know all too well, it's hard to get on top of the pain again once the medication completely wears off.
I have hydrocodone for breakthru pain and even THAT wouldn't get me back above the pain

I appreciate your input!

Rae