Vince, I am pretty much against drugs of any kind, even the good ones, but I finally gave in and took Oxycontin. That stuff is GOOD! I did not experience any side effects and one day I just stopped taking it - no tapering off and no problems. The other good one, which worked so well for radiation burns, was the Fentynal patches. I came to appreciate those too because if one doesn't do the job, you just stick on another and another. I think these are a step up from Oxycontin because I had to practically sign my life away to get them. I don't think you need to worry about her taking Oxycontin.