it doesn't matter how much advice you get it is what works for you that counts. I hope you find something soon to help relieve the pain, I suffer from neopathic pain disorder and the only medication that helps with the pain I can't take as it reacts badly with me. so it is a case of grin and bear it, some days I don't want to get out of bed but I have to as I look after my mum and I have to get myself moving before I can get her out of bed I have to do everything for her except hand feed her so I can't give into my pain, that is why I like quilting as I can escape for a while yet still be close enough to hear mum if she calls