I am sorry for what you are going through. Being in pain is so stressful and can be depressing. Does your insurance allow acupuncture? Someone recently told me that helped cure their pain. A person in my neighborhood was in a tremendous amount of back pain. He used a motorized scooter because he could barely walk and was on many medications. His doctor felt he was addicted to the medications and the man entered rehab. The rehab made up an exercise plan for him and a walking plan. He no longer uses the medications, doesn't use the scooter, and is walking the neighborhood, grocery shopping, etc. His insurance company actually agreed to pay for a gym membership for him because of the thousands of dollars they are saving on the medications he was on. Amazingly he is pain free now. After my spinal surgery, I did a round of physical therapy. A couple of months later, I developed pain. My doctor sent me for physical therapy again. This time in physical therapy, they focused on a plan that I can do at home. I only do the exercises three or four times a week and it is helping keep my pain away. Is physical therapy an option? Not sure what is causing your pain but I hope you can find a doctor who listens to you and can get you pain free. And keep using those Sharpies! A mix up of specimens is not right!
