I too, take hydrocodone(Lortab) for pain. My family doctor prescribed
it when I first sought help for this pain(abdominal). I was determined
to get to the bottom of my problem when I was diagnosed with breast
cancer in '98. Well, that put a hold on seeking help for my pain and I
have been on it ever since as needed for pain. My gastroenterologist
will not give pain meds: she told me if I needed pain meds often then I
needed surgery. Well I saw two different surgeons and neither one would
touch me because of previous surgeries(5) and they knew I probably had
adhesions. So here I am living day to day waiting for some help. This
forum has educated me enough to know that I will wait for a better
adhesion barrier before I attempt surgery to correct the problem.