I am wondering if any of you have experienced this situation.

I have psoriatic arthritis. I take Oxycontin 20 mg, 6 tablets a day, Methadose 5 mg, 6 tablets a day and Oxycodone 5 mg, 6 tablets a day for breakthrough pain.

 

I have been at this level of medication for about 3 months, but have been on narcotic pain meds for the last 10 years.

 

We are moving to Mexico, planning to start out on October 3. We want to leave before it snows in the  mountains, as we will be towing a travel trailer.

 

Problem is I'm getting a month supply of my meds the day we plan to leave. We may not be in Mexico til December due to the price of gas. We are on Social Security disability. I am terrified of running out of pain meds before we get to our final destination and I have hooked up with a local doctor.

 

I am bringing copies of all my current medical records, along with empty prescription bottles and a printout from the pharmacy as to what medications I have had filled in the past year.

 

What can I do to get my meds in the meantime, if we are not at our destination by the time I run out. Pick a rheumatologist from the phone book? I have medicare but will be losing my medicaid when we leave Oregon. I plan to reapply for medicaid in Texas but am pretty sure I will be denied. Only reason I get it in Oregon is that I got sick enough to need a care provider. Anyway, does anyone have any suggestions about getting meds on the road?

 

My pain level sometimes stays between 6 and 7 no matter WHAT I do, I use meditations, positive thinking, working with reiki energy and relaxation/hypnosis tapes...but without the medication I would be curled up in a bal in bed unable to move. My husband is disabled from a head injury and I am his caregiver. It is no longer a choice for me to be able to just go to bed and wait for someone to take care of me...

 

My doctor did say once I get to Mexico it will be easier to get pain meds and also that they will be much cheaper. He told me to have the Mexican doctor give him a call and he would verify the meds I am on and that they are necessity (huge quality of life issue)..

 

I am just terrified of going thru withdrawals from the Oxycontin. The methadose helps but it is just not enough...

 

would appreciate ANY suggestions. thank you.