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How Can Severe Pain Due To Arthritis And MRSA Be Treated?

i m looking for a doctor for my pain meds that i ve been on for 8 yrs. never asked for any early i towed the line. there not a cure i understand that but with my health issues the pain medications,oxycodone etc helps me start the day and blocks the pain to a degree. i live in utah. my back got broke, l-1 is fraturced, l-5 is out of whack,l-1 is also compressed. i have severe arthritis ,implants, mrsa almost lost leg,had so many surgeries and more coming,been on 2 picc lines i could talk for hours i need my pain meds my doctor of 8 yrs well the clinic threw me out in the wind. my doc left & no one told me so had to come off all my meds, not good. some were not pain pills. i have to pay! should have told me so i wasted all this time for nothing thanks alot
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Pain medications like Oxycodone are opioid medications which are controlled substances available only with doctor's prescription.
There are two options available now. You can either contact your doctor through phone and ask to issue a prescription refill. Otherwise you need to establish care with a new doctor to receive the prescription.
Meanwhile, you can use Advil 4 times a day for pain relief.
You can also follow up with the urgent care if the pain is too much. They can give you prescription for Tramadol, which is also an opioid medication but less potent than Oxycodone.

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How Can Severe Pain Due To Arthritis And MRSA Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Pain medications like Oxycodone are opioid medications which are controlled substances available only with doctor s prescription. There are two options available now. You can either contact your doctor through phone and ask to issue a prescription refill. Otherwise you need to establish care with a new doctor to receive the prescription. Meanwhile, you can use Advil 4 times a day for pain relief. You can also follow up with the urgent care if the pain is too much. They can give you prescription for Tramadol, which is also an opioid medication but less potent than Oxycodone. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.