absorption of pain medication

Hello All, I had WLS on 06/18/2008, and have delt with bad backpain for years prior. After around 150lb lost from the surgery I had been pain free, but on 12/18/2008 I was in a car accident and have been on pain medication since then(currently on 5mg Endocet). I know that after surgery we have problems with absorption of medications and wanted to know if the absorption of these pain medications are less effective because of the surgery. I have been on them in the past and they have worked good to get the edge off of the pain, but now are not doing anything unless crushed or broken up. Any information?? Doctor has a strong policy on talking about pain medication and under contract that I will not see him untill I am ready for a fill, but what I am on is not helping, and want to bring it to his attention that this may be the cause. (Dr. knows nothing about the surgery except that it works and what NOT to prescribe such as advil and what not) Thank you, Barry Little

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