Check with your doctor, social worker, and your insurance company to see if a visiting nurse is available to help you at home. It will help if you feel like all the decisions do not have to be made by you, and if you are confident you have a place to go with your questions. Use a med tray. These are plastic boxes with squares for each day of the week and slots for medicine times. You can get these at a local pharmacy.
Some people use egg cartons and mark each slot.
Call the pharmacy before you try to fill the prescription. Some drug stores do not carry all pain medicines. Use the same pharmacy. The pharmacists will understand what the medication plan is, how it is working and have suggestions on how to handle side effects. They will also know what pain medicines to keep on hand and can answer many of your questions about the medicines.