I remember fracturing my hip also on a fall off my horse. I laid there for several hours, not able to move at all. I went to the ER that night & they didn't see the fracture. It kept hurting so bad to walk it was the worst pain. Finally went to an orthopedic & they did a bone scan that showed the fracture...nothing they could do just had to heal on it's own but had to be careful not to stress the fracture.

To answer your question about the fentynal patches, I'm on them for my continuous migraine pain (never goes away). They are the best thing I have ever found for pain.... but they are for a chronic pain, not for something that can be fixed by surgery or some other treatment. It is usually a last resort when there is nothing that can fix the pain & all you can do is live with it. If there is a fix for your back as to why it's going into a spasm.....you may have a vitamine difficency or something other wrong with your back. I know that after I fell off a horse (another time than when I fractured my hip), then I ran my lawn tractor over several acres, for the next week, my back ended up with spasm's. Knew it would be gone soon, so that wasn't something to use the patches for (besides, I was on the patches for my migraine pain at the time anyway).

Any narcotic has the possibility of becoming addicted to it. I have been on the same really high dose since fall of 2002 & haven't even become tolerant or addicted to the dose. It has kept the pain away all that time, but I still get the migraine symptoms without the pain at times (really strange sensation). I can honestly say, it's a hard medication to get here in KY. Most Dr's aren't willing to prescribe it. I was on it from when I lived in California & had a difficult time finding a Dr that was willing to prescribe it to me. I finally found a pain specialist in Lexington that was willing to take me on as a patient & has been wonderful.....but that first year was tough.