Hey Pepper

[quote]I know a lot of doctors are concerned with patients becoming addicted to pain medication but I think that if I was addicted, I would probably be taking the stuff all day long instead of saving it and using it ONLY when the pain is horribly unbearable. Still, I'm not sure how you explain this to the nurse without sounding like some sort of desperate junkie.[/quote]

Talk to the doctor personally and just say what you said above. Insist he act professionally and treat the pain.
Hopefully he is not just drinking the DEA Kool Aid and understands that cancer pain medication is essential to healing. Good luck
Charm