I feel for you. It seems crazy, that theres nothing they can do for us. I'm really new to this and haven't been able to come to terms with this yet ( especially ibly being 31) and knowing that I did this to myself by having acupuncture) . I don't know how to help u cope or manage and I can't tell U what the future brings cus I don't how this progresses. But I have asked around a lot and it seems people don't get better ( just being realistic) but it seems like they learn to cope and deal eith it enough to live life. Look for the positives ( ex. can u sleep ? If you do that's amazing and be gratefull, is it localized to a few areas etc). Try the med and see if it helps u. If u have been able to go this far without meds then hopefully the pain is at a level where med can knock it out. I don't know how much my post will help... Just trying to share a little lol but my post us definately not as useful as the ones from the veterans. I'm sure one will be along soon