Hi Sandra and welcome to NT!

Nerve pain really is unbelievably awful. Mine was caused from injuries sustained in a serious car accident. Despite an ocean of pain meds, I can still find myself screaming in the middle of the grocery store. I haven't slept longer than a couple of hours at a time in over two years.

Have you tried alternative medicine? I find accupuncture can calm things down for brief stretches. Even ten minutes when I'm not in constant spasm is like heaven.

I don't have experience with spinal surgery, but many at NT do. Here are a couple of links that might help you navigate the forum:

Chronic pain:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum10.html


back:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Cheers and hang in there