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In 2012 I had 4 major surgeries: 2 total knee replacements, 1 total hip replacement and 1 revision knee surgery for infection.
The surgeries were not successful, the physical and emotional suffering left me crippled for all my life. Since the surgery day, I had to take for 6 years, 70 mg of Oxycodone, daily, to be able to move around the house and handle the terrible back and leg pains.
Because of the surgery hard recovering and Oxycodone side effects, my life become miserable. suffering considerable damage, physical, emotional and pecuniary (financial).
I am completely lost in my life, feeling pain, anxiety, without any hope for better. I have lost my professional plans and status (I have PhD in Physics, with extraordinary working plans). I have lost my family life, I am a handicapped woman which has a very limited life with low expectations. I can’t walk, I can’t drive, I can’t work, trying to survive with SSI benefit only.
I have lost my job, I have lost my earning capacity, I had to sell my house to pay my debts, my husband left me and on above all these I have to challenge a lot of physical pain and suffering.
All of these Oxycodone adverse reactions made my life a hell:
dizziness, depression, asthenia, faintness, continuous sleepiness, bone pain, arthritis, chills, cold sweats, confusion, lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position, tightness in the chest, itching, numbness, "pins and needles", abdominal pain, twitching, difficult or painful urination, severe constipation, severe nausea, severe vomiting, headache, sweating, irregular or racing heartbeat or pulse, hives, itching, or skin rash, unusual tiredness or weakness, unpleasant breath odor, walking and balance, unusual weak feeling, continuous ringing or buzzing in the ears, loss in sexual ability, desire, drive or performance, dental caries, excess air or gas in the stomach or intestines, lack or loss of strength and energy, irritability, loss of memory, muscle stiffness, tension or tightness, paranoia, passing of gas, quick to react or overreact emotionally, rapidly changing moods, restlessness, sensation of spinning.