Jo,
I spent most of the afternoon, eve, and night yesterday with my doctor... chiro/acupuncture to try to drop the pain levels... they came down and then went right back up...so he kept at it as much as he felt was safe.

we are still looking for a pain medicine that will work but won't cause an allergic reaction.... so far no luck.

antidepressants... still taking cymbalta but doc is looking for one we haven't tried yet... cymbalta is about the 5th one we've tried.

eating...not really...i force myself but get sick shortly after.

vitamins... i take 3000mg vitamin c, 200mg - B1, 200mg - B6, 1200mg - NAC.
can't take a multi -- sounds crazy but i get severe sore throat when i take one for more than a couple days.

as far as other docs... i've been to about 15-20 and they all send me back to the ones i am with...tell me the docs i have are the best for treating me.

I haven't made any calls... i don't have phone access.... and driving to one really isn't a good idea...