Up and Down again!

My surgeon took my Hydrocodone (Norco) away and switched me over to a weaker medication (Tramadol) on Wednesday and I’ve been trying to adjust since then. One pill every 6 hour is not enough, and 2 pills is too much, so 1/2  pill every 3 hour is just perfect but I’m nauseous again. This is terrible because I went through the same thing when I jumped over from Oxy to Norco and it took me 4 weeks to finally get to a small enough dosage so that I wouldn’t be nauseous. Just as I get the Norco under control, it’s time to switch to something else and it is very discouraging because my back is doing great and I am physically stronger but now my mind is week and foggy. I am very thankful for my surgeon to have kept me under his wing after surgery as it is very rare. Most of the time surgeons pass over patients to pain management doctors whose specialty is to treat with medication. I obviously needed strong medication after a major back surgery but I am hoping to get to the point of not needing any pain meds which is not necessarily every doctor’s goal. Dr. Smith is great and I appreciate the way he has been treating me but it just doesn’t take away the fact that drugs are still messing me up.