Hi, Doug!
Welcome to NeuroTalk!
Your discomfort sounds maddening and I'm sorry for that. NeuroTalk has many forums that may address some of your issues. Please look around and feel free to join in anywhere.
Here's a link to the Chronic Pain forum where you might find some pain management tips, Rx suggestions, or other useful information.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10