I am so sorry that you are in pain, but it sounds to me like you need to be on an extended release medication like; MS contin, Avinza, Methadone, etc... and then an IR medication for break through pain, if you don't have this, then you need to speak to your pain management Doctor and tell him what you need.
If your Doctor does not listen, or if he is not a pain management Doctor, is time to either find a new Doctor or get one that ONLY does pain management. This will be the only way that your pain would be controlled. Take care and if you get worst during the weekend, go to an Urgent care facility and see if they can give you something that is extended release until you can get to your Doctor on Monday.

Tipper

What are you taking and what for? Also do your kneecaps move around a lot?

I'm on 5mg of Percocet every 6 hours, but I end up taking more. And stupid me decided to play airsoft today so now everything is killing me. I have a rotated vertebrae in my spine and a messed up knee. I had surgery on it, but it didn't help. Just had an MRI about 2 weeks ago, waiting for the results.

5 Mg's of Percocet is absolutely nothing with someone with your kind of pain! If your Doctor refuses to give you an extended release medication or something stronger, is time to sack him and find a new pain management Doc. No one should live in this type of pain!

I am so sorry your going through all that, ya deffiently if you can't make it go to a ugernt care or even an ER they can help ya. I'll keep ya in my prayers

Shaly have you been dx w/ Fibromylgia? Sounds like it may be simlier to it. just A THOUGHT. hugs

The ER never helps because nothing shows up on xrays. To top it all off I think I sprained my bad toe playing airsoft. I'm going to call my doctors on Monday and see what they can do for me. First the knee/back/neck doc to see if they have found out whats wrong. Wait out the pain until I can see her. And if nothing comes from that (first I'll cry, lol) I'll call my pain doc and tell him the percs aren't helping anymore. I can't even get one good nights sleep because I wake up in the middle of the night unable to move my neck because it hurts so much. I've had an injection in it, muscle relaxers... I wake up in the night to take a pain pill.... Nothing takes it away. I just want a good nights sleep.

what are you diagnosed with? i see you have chronic pain, was it from an injury? i have chronic migraines and firbromyaligia and i take norco and i only get about 3-4 hours of relife from those. My script says to take 'em ever six hours. every 6 hours my butt! lol
Tipper gives true advice, i just took hers and wont let up untill i get extended release AND breakthru meds, when your in pain everyday you need that regimine to keep sane, hopefully you will get a doc that will give that to you right off the bat, i'm having a hell of a time but i wont give up till i get the pain relife i need. i encourage you to do the same. I hope you feel better

Shlay? :) You have stumbled on a motley bunch of ppl who care about others;all having a lot of pain. Why dont you know the results of a MRI from 2 weeks ago??? l'd been calling & calling !!!! Have you had lab (blood) work? lf you have all those, Some dr should be able to figger what's going on or get you some timed release med so u aint gotta be tensed up in pain or walk in a narcotic fog all day. I hate that feeling! keep us posted. i write down ?? for drs so l get all covered GL
God Bless

SRY get some valium for anxiety it helps when you get a mental case of the 'what ifs'
God Bless

Shlay,
I agree with Tipper. You need a "long-acting schedule II opioid." You are woefully under-medicated! You need to start interviewing new pain management docs NOW! You will only get this type of med from a pain management doc, not a PCP. Many formulations work for 8-hrs (Dilaudid), 12-hrs (Opana ER, Oramorph) or even 24-hrs (Avinza, methadone.) I see that you are only 21. That is a big part of the problem. Additionally, be quiet about having family and friends who are addicts! You psychiatric issues will be yet another strike against you. If they are well-documented, disclose them. If not, shush about that too. Many docs think that our pain is "psychological." They may assume that you are too mentally unstable for the real stuff. Please keep a pain journal and try to keep emotion out of it during your visits to the pain doc. Good luck and keep us posted. We care.

I called both of my doctors yesterday, but do you think they called me back at all? Yeah. No. I woke up this am in so much pain in my neck I don't even know what to do. Took an extra pain pill and the normal dosage of some muscle relaxer I had left. Hoping it helps soon. One less stress is that I can now get on this site via my cell phone, as I can't afford the internet.

If your Doctor's are not treating you the way that you should be treated and if they are not returning your calls, maybe is time to fired them and find new Doctors!
Here are two websites were you can find a good PM Doc;

www.raceagainstpain.com and www.doctorsforpain.com.

If things are these bad and they are not taking care of you, you need to act, you need to fired their arses and find one Doctor that will give a damn! If they do not call you back by tomorrow, I will show up at their office! And in the meantime, start looking for a good Doc.
Good luck and take care,

Tipper

I'm going back to my primary doctor today for my neck. Gonna ask for an xray. I cant take the pain with no answers. I can hardly breathe today.

I can't believe all you are on is a lousy 5mg, that isn't shit! And I agree with chip, you need some benzo's. First of all, with your neck, second of all, with your anxiety. Tipper is also right, you need a long acting opioid, methadone, ms contin, this doctor isn't treating you right at all. I would def tell him that you need help, NOW, that 5mg of percs isn't crap and doesn't do crap. Plus, you need something for you anxiety and your neck, diazepam, ativan, klonopan, xanax, there are a few they can choose from, and that can also give you some well needed some rest! Keep us posted and take care!