wow. I'm always learning something new here although often it's something disturbing. I had no idea an insurance company could or would say what a "reasonable" dose of pain medication would be. I thought that was a decision only up to doctor treating the patient. That seems just inhuman for there to be some sort of blanket policy about what an insurace company will cover in terms of pain relief--how on earth WOULD they know, especially when people react so differently to meds and experience pain so differently?

Hang in there Charlie and Delia (and good on you for quitting smoking!)

Nelie