It seems that narcotic and muscle relaxers are not working. For nerve pain neurontin and Lyrica are first line defense, of course an mri is needed to confirm this and thus the time dilema. Be careful with those med, you do not need an accidental overdose. It sounds almost like a bandaid fix (to keep you from complaining, asleep or to keep you in a state where you don't care) until they can get to the real treatment. That whole deal stinks.