The fentanyl patch has not helped the way I hoped. This is med #3 that flopped. I called the pain doc and told her that the patch was not giving me good coverage during PT as much as methadone did. So the deal now is to continue the patch until my appointment in two weeks and use norco to rely on pain relief until then. I wonder if there is any hope that the patch will help. It seems it worked on the back a little better than this time on the area close to clavicle and shoulder. Maybe my imagination. But for sure my emotional state of mind increases my physical pain when I feel emotional pain. And here I am really back to relying on little ol norco. I think it does help to have the cocktail mix. One thing that changed is that when I feel deep stabbing pain,I can now tolerate to massage the painful area.