Chromic pain and addiction

[4thDimension]

To start off with I have had a corneal transplant and had my ENTIRE spine fused. Now I have ongoing serious pain problems and have been addicted to opiates. When I was on oxy I started the old occasional use which then became a full blown addicition with injecting to top it off.

Now here is were it gets tricky. I have basically been honest with all my doctors and now they refuse to help me with opiate medication but I am fucked without it. I am currently in the process of finding a new pain management specialist and GP so I can get the medication I need. I think I am just going to find deep within me the power to just use the opiates for the pain.

I have been on subutex and methadone for a few months and then stopped. Now is it possible for a new GP and pain management specialist to prescribe me opiate pain medication? I want to try the Duragesic patches as I have had success with them in the past without abuse.

I am just so worried that the government will not allow me to access opiate pain killers for my pain which is constant. I am in a real jam and do not know what to do or the legalities regarding prescribing opiates to ex addicts.

Please help. Thank you for your time.

 

[Charles Bronson]

It's a common myth, created by paranoid people, that you can't receive S8 drugs after you've completed a methadone problem, so in essence, you are allowed to try Duragesic patches. Aks for the 10 mg or the 20 mg one bro. Sounds like you're in a lot of pain.

 

[brighton]

Yikes. Thats a pretty shitty situation.
I would definitely get a new doctor. Do you have/had a case worker/drug counsellor that could write you some sort of reference?
Start keeping a pain diary to show your new doctor, and take someone with you - mum/dad/brother/partner etc - someone who can
back up what you say about your situation. Surely they could at least give you tramadol, or have you on daily dispensing....Sigh...doctors
can be stupid.
Have you tried other form of medications/treatments - physio, acupuncture, NSAIDS, gabapentin, pregablin, amitripyline etc? Opiates arent the only
answer to chronic pain (i have it too)
and check out http://www.bluelight.ru/vb/threads/539142-The-Pain-Management-Mega-Thread-v2.0

oh and charles - check your info before your prescribe something in forums. fentanyl comes in mcg not mg. kinda a big and dangerous difference.