I was lucky after I shattered my femur in a car accident aboout 2 years ago. The doc gave me 40mg oxycontin in the moprning & 30mg at night with percocets every 4-6 hrs for breakhrough pain. I know my recovery would have been delayed without some potent meds cuz there's no WAY I could have done all the physical therapy without it. I was on this for about three months & wd's were no fun, but not horrible. I just had insomnia for about 2-3 weeks & was fine afterward. My sympathies to Debbrad's husband!

My point: I do NOT believe that ultracet is the standard of care for broken bones!

Catmom