Hi Erin,
There is a lot of support and advice here for your physical problems, but please don't neglect the equally important issues of Depression and Anxiety. The former goes hand in hand with Chronic Pain for a lot of your fellow members, and rarely do either go away on their own.
While you can get support here I urge you to address these conditions with your GP if you haven't already done so. Depression has been shown to adversely affect physical pain in an endless circle unless broken.
Of course you do have your dogs to help you with this.
Any time you feel the need to discuss either of these issues - or anything else - I am always available.

Dave.