And a warm welcome to the NeuroTalk forums! I don't know a lot about spinal injuries, but when it comes to chronic pain I know a lot. I've lived with it for five years now, yet I still have no diagnosis. Because of that, I spend a lot of my time researching pain in general, and I've found that no matter what the cause, living with CP has very similar effects on just about everyone.
I look forward to seeing you around here again, and hope that we can take part in those discussions. In the meantime, good luck and the best of wishes to you.