[quote=JAMOS]I'm seriously thinking of setting my clock to wake up and take meds in the middle of the night. The waking up after everything has wore off is unbearable.[/quote]I was like that too. Along with other pain meds (Gab etc), I ended up taking TIME-RELEASED 12 hour Hydromorh at night so I could sleep.
Hard to believe they didn't suggest that in the beginning. I had to ask...but it made a big difference.

Pain late 2009. Dx as change in altitude. Sore spot on tongue late 2010. Dx as irritation.
Leukoplakia Bx Feb 2011 - Lichen Planus.
Bx May 2011 - Hyperplasia. Same sample retested as SCC.
June 2011 Rt Hemigloss,ND,rff,33 Rads. Hosp for 15 days w/bi-lateral pneumonia.
T3N1M0 Stage IV.