Hello Mary & Welcome to NT!

I am so sorry for your pain. You will make many friends here who understand exactly what it's like to try and raise a family while struggling with health issues. As you're reluctant to take drugs, I'm sure you'll find a lot of excellent suggestions for alternative pain management stratagies. I agree with you, that a sense of humour is sometimes the best medicine. Heck, it's the only one I can afford.

I thought you might find the link to our Autoimmune Diseases forum helpful...

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum44.html

Cheers