@jenatsky I've been seeing a pain specialist for more than 5 years, and he's had me try a really long list of medications. Some did nothing, some worked for a while but couldn't keep up with my increasing pain level, and others had unacceptable side effects. He won't have anything to do with opioids and gives me the same spiel about "opioids are not painkillers". I've discussed with him going to the pain clinic at OHSU this spring, somewhat depending on the Covid19 numbers in the Portland area. I'm also considering finding a new pain specialist. So, for now, I'm just going to continue with current meds until a few other things happen.

Thank you for telling me about buprenorphine.

Jim