if the percocet and tordol arent doin the job TELL them to use something else.there is no use suffering when there are other things available.beware though i had to hide the vicoden from my son he was taking them too quickly.which was a real trick as both arms were casted to the arm pits.had a few problems goin to the bathroom too.youll see just how tough your son is,hes tougher than you think.i remember my son telling my wife while he was still in the hospital,dont sell my bike.this might take the wind out of his hair as far as riding though.neither one of my sons ride anymore,and ive been hurt myself so many times the wife is always tryin to get me to quit.so hey motomonkey youll see this is hard to walk away from,ive quit at least 10 times.