it's hard finding the right one.
asking people and researching other medications and then ask the doctor.
thier are lots of pain killers out their that might work,it's just finding the right ones.

I no longer work,. I am on Tramadol and believe me its a mellow pain med. You might want to ask your dr if he would prescribe you it for work time and that you want to keep the percosets for after work. Just a thought. Hope you find something that helps.

For a while I worked, had no choice really. I was a machinist and it was a big no no to operate the machines on narcotics but I did it anyway until I was eventually laid off. I was never tested just to be clear.

I work pt. I take vicodin during the day, then percocet when I get home. Maybe you just need time to get used to the perc?

I worked PT for a while, then I started chemo............ But as soon as chemo is over, I have my PT job to go too, Yeay!!!

I quit because i won't drive on the meds I take.

My meds don't bother me. Ask your doctor if there is something you can take that won't interfere with work. You could try taking a half of a pill and cut the other half into two.Try taking a half a pill with a quarter of the pill?

I use to work all the time under percets and they never affected me at all while I was working. Of course I was a cashier at walmart so nothing too big. I wouldn't have been able to do the lifting

I so far have taken Darvocet prn for pain - but of course they pulled it off the market, those b@*(#($%ds.... It was working... I haven't tried taking 1/2 a vicodin for the pain, but that is coming next.... seeing new rheumy next week In Boston, and asking his opinion... we'll see....It soooo sucks being in pain when you gotta work!!!!!

I take MS Contin 30mg in the morning before work and also one norco 10/325 since mornings are the worst part of my day. I sometimes have to take another norco, sometimes two, later in the day. (I work 9 hour days). I'm a dental receptionist for a very busy dental office but I've worked there for almost 7 years so my job is pretty routine at this point. I could pretty much do my job while sleeping. When I first started taking the norco I would need to break them in half while at work but now they hardly affect me anymore.

I do work FT and PT too. I take my pain meds at work and I am acclimated to them. No one knows I am on them. It is not wise to bring it up. Do you get loopy from 5 mg? It is a very low dose. Do what you must. I do better work when not screaming in pain.