Becky,
Sorry to hear of your recurrence. You may want to check if your insurance covers the drug Lyrica, which is the "new" version of Neurontin, made by the same company.

The drug company touts less side effects vs. Neurontin, but several here would laugh at that suggestion. Many do tolerate it a lot better.

The downside of course is it is priced astronomically in the USA, so many insurance companies offer limited or no coverage for it.

Myself, I was intrigued enough(and in enough pain) to pay cash for a month's supply from Costco to try it out last December. It's covered by our current ins.now.