Mayo Clinic Oxy Question / Must Quit Oxy For Medical Evaluations

TL;DR - how do you work around "no narcotics allowed" medical evaluations?

Hi,

I'm supposed to be going for a battery of check ups next week at the Mayo GI clinic for chronic GI pain (20+ years). However I've just been told I cannot be on any narcotic when they do the diagnostics. I understand why that is but that's not the issue.

I asked how other pain patients have worked around this strict limitation and she just kept repeating (like a robot) "you aren't a patient, I'm not allowed to give advice". No matter how I tried to frame the question, she refused to advise. FFS.

So, how the hell do I do that? I'm terrified of being off oxy for any period. Also my pain doc, whilst "flexible" and open to suggestion, doesn't inspire confidence with a tricky maneuver that this might require e.g. switching to suboxone or something.

Suggestions please!

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Hello Sming, how are you?

There is no way around it, you will need to stop taking all narcotics for the appropriate period of time in order to get accurate results, that includes Suboxone, since it contains Buprenorphine, which is an opiate.

She told you what she is allowed to tell you, since you are not one of their current patients, for more assistance you have to consult your own doctor and see what they advise.

Did she tell you how long you need to be off of them for the diagnostics? If it's just the day off, like skipping that morning's dose, then you should be fine, and would likely just need to take a dose, once your appointment is complete.

Ref: Opiate Information

What do you currently take, and what is the dosage?

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