The doctor will do as he thinks best, and if you aren't happy with that then discuss it, and if need be change doctors.
He would be aware of the process for weaning off drugs, but you will have to ask him what he has in mind. He would be guilty of some sort of medical breach if he didn't advise you on this. But what you do then.....?
I think you need to have a good chat about that, and also about what he thinks you might get from pain management.
Pain management is not about coping with no medication as seems to be a common view.
Rather, it is a way of looking at your whole picture and seeing where improvements can be made.
This would include physical activity, diet, attitude, stress and so on.
Nothing to fear and may well, as it did me, put you on the right path.