Thank you to everyone offering prayers for my pain relief...I am so glad to know that others have knowledge of the horrible pain.....I feel that I can't talk about it to someone that has no idea of this problem....they all say, "you will get over it".....I am hoping that will be soon, as I feel miserable, have to keep my leg on a little stool when I am sewing at the machine, then that aggrivates the back and so on. I have found that very cold does help, I have an ice pack in the freezer which I wrap around, even cold cream helps for a while, but then its back to the horrible burning pain. As I am no longer under the out patients care at the hospital, I have made a further appointment to see my doctor.....but as usual she is booked up, so that won't be until next week. Thanks again for caring, and if anyone knows of any "miracle" cream, I am willing to use it.