After radiation, my mom was on 125 m. of Fentanyl plus 2tsp. hydro codone every 4-6 hrs. She ended up so drugged up, she was unable to walk or toilet herself. She then got pneumonia and was hospitalized. After that in a rehab facility we fought her dr. to reduce the patch and the other pain meds till she "came back to life." The dr. was trying to keep her from feeling any pain, but in the process almost killed her. The rehab facility was so pessimistic, it wasn't till we moved her to another facility that she got out of diapers, regained her ability to walk and went back to living independently. So, be careful of the pain patch or the other pain meds. There can be too much of a good thing. Linda g.