such a true statement here....

stay away from HEAT if possible.

the problem is if you have crps then you probably sweat all the time which raises the body temp and forces more fentanyl into the body. this in turn does 2 things, 1)the patch does not last 72 hours and 2) you are getting to much meds at one time.

when i first started out on the patches, i would burn thru them in 30 hours because of the sweating so i had to put a patch on every day.

Hey --

Sorry to hear of your travails. Sounds like you've been through an ordeal.

I'm sure you're aware, there is a lot of litigation in regards to these patches, as they have been noted to deliver all the dose at once instead of over three days, through rips or tears in the patches, or something like that.

In any case, were you able to pinpoint what exactly was the cause of your coma? Was it indeed the fentenyl?

Thanks.

-- Dennis

these patches are no joke for sure...the first rule from my pain doc was to make sure that if i was not applying these to my body, that the person that was doing so did not come into contact with side that has the medicine on it. he told me that a 25 patch could easly kill someone who isnt on any pain meds at all.

same rule goes for throwing out the patches. the instructions say to fold the patch in half and then flush down the toilet. if you throw into the garbage someone might come into contact with it.(young kids or dogs looking for food,if a dog licks that patch, its a dead dog)