Hi Nina, Perhaps you have been, but if you will lurk and read, there are a myriad of trials, mistakes, schemes and processes in play at any one time. As you have already been down the pain relief pharnaceutical road you might have to find your own way to deal w/ what is going on w/ your condition. I always preach patience for one reason. If you try something and it works, write it down. If something doesn't work, write it down. If you have three or four thing going at once and there is a change in symptoms, which is responsible? You will range from nightshade vegetables to the understanding of nutrient density. The links that are provided will range from preposterous to a V-8 moment that may help you. I also have been in a state where neither sitting or standing could be tolerated for very long. Your own degree of pain will dictate the urgency of your search. Let us know how you are doing, and if you keep a journal and something works for you, bet your bottom dollar that we want to hear about it!! Not a lot of uniformity w/ medications as everyone is different. What is good to some is useless to others,etc. Good luck, Ken in Texas