Chronic Pancreatitis

Just a little background about me:
I have Chronic Pancreatitis.   It is caused by a "sphincter" muscle which is supposed to regulate the flow of digestive enzymes from the liver and the pancreas.  My sphincter clamps shut sometimes and causes digestive juices to back up into my liver and pancreas.  



 The liver is pretty forgiving, but the pancreas not so much.   I get pain that brings me to my knees within minutes of onset.  Along with the pain comes nausea and vomiting.   There isn't much anyone can do except to eat a diet low in fats and to rest the pancreas by not eating during a flare up.   I take pain medication for the pain. What used to work well for me was Oxycodone (percocet without the acet or Tylenol).   I was on that medication for 2 years before I went to see a pain management specialist who informed me that they don't "let people stay on short acting narcotics for chronic pain"     Here they use Methadone for chronic pain sufferers.   This medication is given on a daily basis to "give a maintenance dose of pain medication".   I initially hesitated to start this medication as I felt I did not need medication daily as my pain was not daily.  In the end I ended up on it and it sucked pretty bad.  I could give you all the gory details, but it's too depressing.  I am now in the process of changing medications and it is a slow, hard process.  I have a new doctor who actually listens to me.  We will see how it goes, but I am very interested in seeing what my pain is like off daily medications.