welcome Ric
so sorry to hear of the pain you are suffering
we have a spinal forum, as well as a chronic pain forum, where members may have insight for you on this.
Also our RSD forum has members who sadly do know about living with intense pain, and they may well have insight for you on this too.
here is our main forum index so you can browse thru to find the boards best suited to your needs
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/index.php
all the best
Cheri