I have serios copd and have to get my hip and sholder replaced but my copd and lung disease is so bad I wouldn t even be able to do a surgury which I m want to avoid anyway....I take alprazolam 1mg 3 times a day and percet 10mg 3 times a day which just got cut down to 2 times a day....I m really in a pickle....my pain is so bad and im taking very little pain meds...I also get so severe panic attacks I end up in the hospital and the alprazolam I just found out can hurt my breathing also...my number or at dangerous levels.....I m on a emergency pack of prednisone 40mg a day for 10 but I know its only a short help thing....I feel so stuck...any thoughts?