Reg
Reading your message created some feelings of sympathy about your discomfiture. Without going into a lot of detail, but just enough to give you some thoughts of how we both suffer from the same problems, I shall explain. Five years ago I sustained injury through a car accident, which resulted in multiple fracture of the cervical column. Despite many visits to Consultants, no one was unable to do anything for me medically to relieve the pain. So I remained on medication for 4 years. Complications in the form of side effects of prescribed medication forced me to try alternative pain relief. It is this course, which I would suggest you explore. The website for the product which I have found to be effective in dealing with my discomfort is: http://www.shiretens.co.uk/system/index.html/ I know not what country you reside in, but if it is USA, then I am sure your Pharmacy/Drug Store will be familiar with a similar product in your country. The advantage of using a machine such as this is that it places you in control and there are no medication side effects. The TeNS machine is relatively cheap to purchase (£60.00 in the UK or US$85.00). It works on the principle that electrical impulses (the intensity of which is under your control) place a block on the pain signals from the affected area, travelling through the nerve to the brain. I wish you well in your solution as I realize, as I am sure you do, that there is only one person who understands what you are going through and that is you! I would add that I have no commercial interest in Shire; I have used it purely to convey the type of appliance that has proved beneficial to me. Regards