A year ago I was struggling to make it to work everyday and had set a goal to at least make it to January (It was my 10 years at this job). Here I am a year later and doing so much better at managing my pain that I plan to keep on working as long as I can. I think people are right that you need to relieve as much stress as you can and contiue talking with your doctor until you come up with the right combination of pain medications. The last change my doctor made on my medication has greatly improved my outlook on life.