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HI! I AM A 54 YR F/ WHO HAS HAD 52 SURGERIES SINCE AGE 16YRS OLD. I WAS BORN WITH EHLER'S-DANLOS (HYPERMOBILITY) BUT IT HAS MOVED ON TO EFFECTING ORGANS, ETC. I RECENTLY HAD CHANGED PAIN MEDS. TO OXYCODONE 10MG (NO TYLENOL) AS MY CHRONIC PAIN HAS INCREASED AS I HAVE AGED. I HAVE A TITANIUM CAGE IN SPINE, AND FOR A YEAR I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING WITH EXTREME PAIN FROM PROLAPSED HEMORROIDS. SURGEONS ARE NOT WISHING TO OPERATE AS I AM RECIEVING IRON INFUSIONS DUE TO ANEMIC LOW IMMUNE SYSTEM. SINCE I HAVE HAD SO MUCH SURGERY WHICH MUCH IS NOT DONE NOW, I LOST EVERYTHING IN KNEE JOINTS. SO MUCH PAIN THAT I OPTED FOR OPIATES B/C IT IS UNBEARABLE. IS THIS THE RIGHT MEDS FOR ME? ALSO I AM GOING TO SPECIAL PHYSTHIO AS I HAVE PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION.CONCERN INVOLVING STRETCHING TENDONS IN PELVIS, RECTAL TO SEE IF THIS WOULD WORK. DUE TO EDS, I AM NOT CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION? I WOULD PREFER SURGERY FOR PROLAPSE. THE PROLAPSE IS VERY VERY LARGE AND PHYSICIANS FEEL BANDING, ETC. WOULD NOT WORK. CAN YOU ADVISE PLEASE JAN H.