Nikki, First of all HUGS! Its very hard to make people understand what we are going through... many of us dont have visable symptoms all the time and its easy for them to make comments or say things that they have no idea about...

As for the its in your head comment, or just shut up and you can make your self feel better if you just tried... Sorry to say get use to it but at the same time it makes me so upset... I got this about a year ago and had to try and make people understand needless to say i dont have any friends left.. Sad deal but you also learn who is true and who isnt...

Medication ways differnt things work for differnt people... I have learned to like Opana ER however i was taking a really high does, 180 mg 2 x daily they switched but i will prolly go back to it. I am on cymbalta, nerution, busporine, serquil, xanax, trizidan, percocet, and some new pain med. it starts with an A. and i really dont like it...

There is this wonderful pill case at Target, I couldnt find a picutre of it... but its a 7 day holder with 4 slots so taking your meds at 4 differnt times a day... Which i do... I love it! So you can fill it to take your meds every 6 hours with the 4 slots and fill it for a week so you dont have to mess around to much with just fill it once every week!

I would try the OPANA... Really i liked it alot....

i hope things get better for you and you and you find a med that works to help with the pain a little bit... Ohh and the lidoderm patches are wonderful... About the PT... It makes me 100 times worse.. so i know where you are coming from with that....

Good Luck J

Pain free hugs and good day coming!!!