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Reviewer: James Fausphoul Jr, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I love this drug it is the only drug that has made me totaly pain free. I just had neck surgery my c6c7 on my left and c5c6 on my right were removed.Two titanium plates six screws and a piece of bone were put in to fix the problem.I have went from 4/80mg oxycontin a day to 4/40mg a day because my L4L5S1S2 in my lower back is ruptured.Now in all fairness before the operation it only took the edge
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Reviewer: RonP, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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L5 & S1 disc bulged in my lower back and ost. arthitis in both knee's. Every step I make hurts. I used to take at least 12 Tylenol per day. Started taking 2 Loratab 10mg per day then went to 4 then 6 then 8 and so on. I was put on Oxycontin 3 years ago. (1) 80mg & (1) 20mg every 12 hours and I can say I'm a new person. This medicine has a bad rap because of people who are addicts but I fou
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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I take 1 20mg 2 time a day along with 20mg vicodan,every 4 hours, not much relive
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Reviewer: 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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drug doesn't live up to its claim of helping with chronic pain, it doesn't live up to its hype about being a very strong pain killer
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I'm taking 10mgs. OxyContin twice a day and it relieves my back pain from 3 major spinal surgeries to correct scoliosis. My whole spine is fused. It's the best pain reliever yet.
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