I am in a real mess. I have stenosis of L-5 S-1 vert. Had surgery a long time ago had a lamenectomy from S-1 to L-4. I also have found out that my tremendous groin pain was not from my back but I have my pudendal nerve entrapped. Pain unbearable. Had it for over 20 years, now worse.
Anyway I am up to taking 2-80mg oxycontins at 4 times a day. I made the mistake of telling my doctor that the normal (correct) way of taking meds were not working so I was breaking the 80's in half and chewing one. I have done this for over a year and believe me I know all the lecturing people want to give me about that. My problem is that he wants to lower my last dose only 40 mgs at a time, eventually leaving me with a 12 hour lapse of time for one dose and 6 hours for the others. I know this won't work and what will happen----withdrawls etc. I know each dose must be reduced equally and slowly, but he doesn't agree. Where can I go to show him the proper way to lower. The reason I'm lowering is because somehow I lost track of my doses and messed everything up and had to tell him what I was doing and he threw a fit.
RonChrisCase@aol.com someone knowledageable please help!
