Pain management issue

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Hello,

I have been using oxycodone for quite a while to obviously numb pain,

particularly my upper back. I get very severe muscle spasms due to two fused

vertebrae in my neck. I was going to a regular pain management group for a few

years and they have no problem with me, urine testing me. They split up because

of one of the main doctors moved and I had to start going to a clinic at a local

hospital for approximately the past half-year. Recently, they gave me urine

tests, and somehow I showed up negative in both tests. Failed the first, so

they give me another. I never researched the half-life of oxycodone before. I

was getting scripts of 120 5/325 pills a month for every 28 days. I know I took

10 5mg pills in a 36 hour period 36 hours before the second test and I still get

tested negative (this script I extended out to 29.5 days). The first test, I

have no idea how I got tested negative. Definitely was urinating a lot due to

drinking a lot of fluid. I'd try not to take these pills every single day to

make sure I don't get addicted, nor would I take them when I wake up until after

an appointment. Would take a few days off and use marijuana and/or alcohol,

instead. I was very fortunate to have an appointment with my rheumatologist at

Yale soon after and she gave me a script of oxycodones. Without oxycodones, I

will become crippled due to severe upper back pain limiting the amount of

activity I am capable of and that would allow for other joints (both shoulders

and both hips) to deteriorate much quicker. Those four joints I hope to have

resurfaced when time comes and it will be soon. Most important issue at hand is

how can I get my name cleared with the local hospital? They made a note on

front of my file not to give me any oxycodone. I am working on getting myself

into pain management again, with my doctor at the local hospital clinic writing

a consultation, even saying I might get oxycodones, again. I showed her the

script my rheumatologist wrote up, and she simply replied why can't I ask her to

write the scripts. She is a resident, and her head doctor is being merciless

when my case is as obvious as it gets. There are barely any pain management

groups around here that accept Medicaid (have been disabled for 14 years). Any

help or thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you very much in advance.

Hassan Malick