title: Ask the doctors. I have had back problems for decades, and I have become quite dependent on oxycodone, regardless of whether my back is acting up or not. Now I am going to need heart surgery, but the surgeon I was sent to won't operate unless I can get off the pain pills. That seems cruel. What is he thinking?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010098:Oxycodone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D010098:Oxycodone