Man, I am sorry you are dealing with such pain.
Pain is relative! Somethin' DUmpster DIvers have never had to face.
I do just fine as long as my meds take the edge off. The last Doc I shit canned, had me on methadone. The prick! He failed to mention it's worse to get off of than heroin! SumBitch had me hooked pretty bad! Took me 6 weeks to feel normal again when I realized the damage it was doin'!
I'll stick with the codeine. At least it's not nearly the withdrawals if I run out early.
I been doin' this for damn near 15 years, as long as it doesn't rule you, it's pretty easy to rule it!