New laws regarding suboxone and other narcotic pain medicine?

Added 25 Nov 2010:

Hi. I'm a patient that has been taking Subutex for a year now. I have Glaucoma, leaving me almost totally blind since birth, and another eye disease that leads to tissue disorders, so I suffer from joint pain throughout my body. I began taking OTC and prescription pain medicine years ago, and that is how I found Subutex. About 6 months ago my Doctor has been helping me find ways to treat both my pain and still be on opioid dependency treatment. WWe experimented until we found a great combination for me, Subutes, Hydromorphone, and some eye drops for Glaucoma. Everything was getting better for me, until the Doctor recently told me he can no longer prescribe other prescription pain medicine with Subutex because the DEA sent him a letter changing the federal guidelines, and since this is a federal program he must follow those guidelines. I asked him why he must follow them even though he's treating me for both opioid dependency and pain. He replied because he wasn't a pain Doctor, and that perhaps a pain Doctor can assist me in doing what I need. He understood my frustration, and apologized. My questions are, is what the Dr. saying true? Can a pain management Doctor assist me with this problem? What other solutions can you think of to resolve my problem of managing the pain but not abusing medication? The only way eye doctors have told me I can maybe get rid of the pain is to remove my eyes. I would do almost anything not to lose the little eyesight I have left, I appreciate anything you can tell me.

Added 25 Nov 2010:

Hi. I'm a patient that has been taking Subutex for a year now. I have Glaucoma, leaving me almost totally blind since birth, and another eye disease that leads to tissue disorders, so I suffer from joint pain throughout my body. I began taking OTC and prescription pain medicine years ago, and that is how I found Subutex. About 6 months ago my Doctor has been helping me find ways to treat both my pain and still be on opioid dependency treatment. WWe experimented until we found a great combination for me, Subutes, Hydromorphone, and some eye drops for Glaucoma. Everything was getting better for me, until the Doctor recently told me he can no longer prescribe other prescription pain medicine with Subutex because the DEA sent him a letter changing the federal guidelines, and since this is a federal program he must follow those guidelines. I asked him why he must follow them even though he's treating me for both opioid dependency and pain. He replied because he wasn't a pain Doctor, and that perhaps a pain Doctor can assist me in doing what I need. He understood my frustration, and apologized. My questions are, is what the Dr. saying true? Can a pain management Doctor assist me with this problem? What other solutions can you think of to resolve my problem of managing the pain but not abusing medication? The only way eye doctors have told me I can maybe get rid of the pain is to remove my eyes. I would do almost anything not to lose the little eyesight I have left, I appreciate anything you can tell me.