My pain wasn't too severe, for a long time. I do not have any history of addiction, or abuse. Just distaste or narcotics, as they give me horrible constipation issues. I am now on Oxycodone 5 mg three times a day. & was given patches of Buprenorphine 7.5 mg . However, the patches gave me severe gas pains & more constipation. tried twice, but gave up. I now have such severe pain, i can't sit up. I am unable to function. I am supposed to get a right shoulder ablation next week & need to talk to someone in pain management, as i feel like i am being knifed in low back, sacral area. Pain management telling me i can't see NP, same day i get ablation. Tried telling them, that i can't get out of bed, let alone, additional appointments. They R telling me that this is Medicare dictating the rules. Do u know what the DEA allows PM docs to prescribe? I am allergic to Morphine, but Dilaudid works. How many months of agonizing pain, does it take, before i can get adequate pain relief?? Ridiculous that we have to go to the ER. ER doctor, last time, said i was drug seeking!! Severe, constant pain, started about 6 weeks ago. Before this, i only had episodes of horrible pain, which made me go to the ER for 2 to 3 days, on large doses of Fentanyl My AA pain moves around. Don't think most NP, even in pain management, know much about Arachnoiditis. This isn't pain compatible with living. See new pain doc, on the 9th, about pain pump