Reach out from afar
hugs come with no bar
preventing their way
to brighten your day.
Though pain has been bad
your words make me glad
to know doc gives you help
try to return you to health.
Your work is so hard
and pain no reward
to have at day's end
just wish we could fend
it away from your bod.
Just know with a nod
you have prayers from me
lift to heaven for thee
as rest time draws near
may your mind know so clear
that lurk though you might
you are still in our sight.

Caring a lot for you my friend! I understand the pain, the hope that another tweak will work, and the relief that yoru doc is working with you to manage the pain with all means at their disposal. It is SO TRUE and so very well documented in the journals, the white papers, the hardware literature that a 50% pain reduction is considered good success. Thus, it is with proper recognition that your doc provides a script for the meds which are necessary to handle the balance of that pain equation.

If we could but encourage ALL doctors who are to be caregivers to read the words on your thread and KNOW by recognition that 50% pain relief leaves a good deal to handle in the body of anyone so affected. I would write an article for a medical journal, instead, I think this will have to go in my book which is long underway.

Be well Pooh, and know that your fellow butt buzzers are hugging you
Mark56Z