Let's stick these limbs in boiling oil! yep..
Let's plug them into this outlet! yep..
Let's stick them into the freezer! yep..
Let's suck the bone marrow out of them SLOWLY! yep..
Let's go find the saw in the basement and cut it out? - nope, can't get down the stairs w/o falling.
At the Neuro's office: Close your eyes and stand! - Only if you can catch me! Oops? Ya didn't!
There are meds that can help, and supplements that help too. But, be careful with each and every one of them! Go slowly and learn about the meds etc. They come with some consequences such as 'bone loss' for the anti-seizure meds... [been there, done that]
Best thing is to get your diet and metabolism in it's best shape? And try and get off as many meds as you can survive with. If the pain is such you can't do complete sentences? Problem..try out different meds. If the pain is the same when on the meds? Try out different options.
Be sure about your PAIN! here is a pain scale to help you 'try' to be objective:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_Pain_Questionnaire Go down and look at the 'pain survey' - it asks questions about each type of pain in detail...
First get that pain in control...then diagnosed properly ... then deal with whether being on pain meds is worth it or not. Rite now? I have an immune therapy for my immune-mediated neuropathy[ies] and I try to only take pain meds WHEN ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEEDED! I consider myself lucky? Tho I am in pain always. But it's not disabling to the point where I can't type a complete sentence! Also? Be aware that pain meds? Don't always take away ALL the pain? You're still gonna feel something. But, if your meds make you so muzzy you don't care? It's a warning bell for me, don't know about you.
Hope and hugs-!!! - j