[B]tnanx so much for your reply because it strikes me as more than coincidence to hear that your bladder has fallen out, because last year my urethra "fell out" too, or 'prolapsed' as the medical professionals called it. It was quite an astonishing thing to find one day and has caused me significant pain and discomfort. I have not had mine repaired as you have, but no doctor--even the urology specialist--ever made any connection between constipation and the urethra falling out! I was quite shocked to read of your experience and wonder if mine is from the same cause.
As for the matter of whether or not the plastic ooze, or resin, is released into our bodies, I can only tell you that when I am not taking them I do not have see a toilet full of white-ish mucous with each bowel movement, as I do when on the OPs.
I so understand your desparation and feeling of no other options tho cuz I am in the same boat. I have literally tried every other pain medicine that exists and they are either ineffective or have debilitating side effects, or are both of these! It is a horrible situation to be in, and almost unbelievable in this country of 'independence' and democratic 'freedoms' to be subjected to such an injustice as this. Unfortunately, for whatever reasons, we are victims of a modern day 'witch hunt' of sorts that will probably only be 'fixed' after many years and the wisdom of 20/20 hindsight. My only consolation at this point are my 30 mg oxycodone immediate release breakthrough pills, and now there is a shortage of them also and I am unable to fill even my valid prescription from my neurosurgeon due to a shortage. It seems the shortage is a product of companies no longer producing them due to pressures from government (DEA) and fear of repercussions. The last prescription of these I did fill was a poor substitute for the normal ones that can be found on a website for ordering your prescriptions from Mexico via the internet. This should tell you something about its quality right away. I actually thought I had received a bad batch because they work so poorly, and was once again disheartened and appalled to find them on a website from a Mexican internet pharmacy. And I am sure that my pharmacy charged my insurance company the same price as they did for the better quality medication these have replaced. Sadly, even these poor quality medications will probably not be available for very long if our government has its way, which is a terrifying proposition for us--as you know!
The only solution I can think of is what we are doint right here, which is communicating with each other and keep trying. Hopefully there is some power in numbers, but, as a rule, our population does not have much money, power, or clout in this society. I apologize for my 'rant', but this is so discouraging and I, like you, am suffering horrible withdrawels and increased pain. The worst part of all of this is that the reasoning behind all of this is incorrect: You cannot control the way people want to abuse substances, but YOU CAN CONTROL how you choose to respond do it. But responding by cutting off a legitimate and much-needed medication for those who are suffering is not a moral or compassionate or reasonable way to try to control the behavior of addicts or other elicit users...nor does it work: They will simply move on to another substance, while we do not have that luxury.
The only thing I can suggest to you is what I am planning to do which is to reach out to Purdue (again) and the FDA and others, and ask my doctor to check my liver, as someone suggested to me. I will also ask my doctor to look into my testosterone levels, as also suggested to me here in another post. (Thank you for that post too, by the way!).
Again, I apologize for the wordiness and the rambling. Good luck to you.
MissTT