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Your PCP has been called on the carpet for something. Get a new doctor who is not afraid of doing the right thing for you. imo.
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Please don't take your life.
We really need some funny people who can lighten up the others (and themselves) carrying a heavy burden.
I don't know why pain doesn't kill a person, it just hurts a whole lot and then some.

I am medically interested in what type of job you have that steroid injections would be contraindicated, but that opiods would not. Hoping you are not out climbing poles or using dangerous machinery.

In states such as Mo., your very own doctor could be one targeted for past over prescribing opiods. That doesn't mean the doctor was wrong, but you are correct, the government is cracking down. And, again, that doesn't mean the patient is an addict, imo.

Try a pain specialist, a neurologist, and alternative sources of pain management, such as physical therapy, chiropractor, medical acupuncturist.

Have you heared of Prolia injections? An orthopedic m.d. and others (neurologist) can perform these. And, new back surgeries (minor) are being perfected, but I don't know what they are called. See a specialist, but at the same time, don't go do too much doctor-shopping to get your fave drugs, because you will be labelled and cut off, with only Cannabais to keep you high enough for pain relief. Could you do your work then?

So keep trying....there is hope. Swimming too, strengthen abdominal muscles to help your back. You are not that old yet.
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Pain management physicians have access to something equivocal to your old med. I know what you mean as my hubby goes to Pain Mgmt has been told by his provider that med will no longer be available. He's trying something else -
Hang in there, don't despair, just work with your physicians to see what is effective.
Good Luck!
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Time to get a second opinion from another spine specialist and see what type of treatment is available now a days. Pharmacies are always developing new and improved meds for many medical situations, or maybe surgery is now available where it wasn't several years ago.

I can understand your current doctor not wanting to write a prescription for opioids, as one can become too dependent on said meds, and the opioids will eventually not be enough thus causing you to seek out meds you can't get through the normal route.
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