When you say safe are you meaning you always took as prescribed with no accidental overdoses or other problem accidental instances. If so I don’t see why at 63 you would be denied proper pain relief. There are as far as I know limitations on opioids due to effects on your ability to breath and interactions with medications used in older age diseases. This is an interesting question as I am on opioids to treat chronic pain and acute pain due to my chronic conditions. I am currently 55 which is not far from 63. Good luck with your challenge. I hope for relief for you.

Yes mine did, but I found I had better luck with pain management doc and now palliative doctor..

Can my family dr ( internal medicine) prescribe me the chronic pain opioids I need? He knows the surgeries I have had & my reason for my need of pain relief. Pain Managment dr today only inject & surgeries. I’ve tried all can my family dr prescribe needed opioids?