I have been under pain management for the last three years. At the most recent point i was taking 20-25mg of hydrocodone and wearing a 100mcg fentanyl patch. i was fired by my pain management docor for the hydrocodone usage, that has been prevalent throughout our relationship since i had several surgeries and other jaw problems. i had a c-spine fusion with 2 plates and lost all of my top teeth during our time together, and i did tell him i was taking the medications, but i broke our contract by doing that. i have been off of all illegal, non prescribed drugs and alcohol- i attend meetings regularly and i thought it was all good. obviously it was not all good, and a couple of times i scared myself with my usage.
i am now detoxing from the fentanyl and it is scary. i do have 5/500 hydro's but not many. i am past the point that i think i am dying so that's something anyway.
my family doctor suggested that i try suboxone. i have tried methadone clinics in the past, and i get much higher doses than any doctor would give me, but i cannot afford the private 13 dollar a day clinic, and the "free' clinic just feels too much like scoring to me.
I was supposed to have knee surgery today, but my anesthesiologist canceled it because i could barely speak on the phone yesterday.
i remodel old buildings and i am trying to help my 74 year old father with his rental properties and my opinion was that if i have enough medication to keep the pain at a tolerable level, it was all ok.
Do you know how well suboxone will help with these issues? i have a neck fusion with 2 plates and i was run over by a fully loaded flatbed roofing truck-multiple fractures and a compound femur with a rod; and i have osteoporosis to the point that my upper teeth began to simply fall out or break at the jaw-i have holes in my upper jawbone that go directly to my sinuses, and i break way too easily.
are there medications that i can be on for pain management while i am taking suboxone that will work?
i also have a tumor in my thoracic spine, and 2 or three herniated disks in my lumbar spine. my first spinal fusion simply fell out due to bone loss.
thanks a bunch
thoughtiwasober