Czar
You are welcome for the ear. It helps to be able to talk to people who have MP or at least know what it is.
Different things work for different people. The Gabapentin and an anxietiy medicine works for me to calm the never spikes and shocks. I have not had bad ones like I had in the beginning Jan 2003. I have the nerve sensitivity on my left thigh. I am very sensitive to clothing and bed sheets. The Lidoderm patch has help me also.

I hope you can get insurance coverage to have treatment to help your pain. I know how MP keeps us from doing many things. I had thought of having my nerve burnt where it comes out of the spine. Then the Doctor moved away. So have tabled that plan for now. I do water exercises 3 times a week it seems to help me.

Keep pursing your treatment or maybe someone here will share something that worked for them to at least help tone down the pain.

Keep us posted. Blessings to you!
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