Hibiki, You mentioned at one point you would lay on your side and cry. I had reached that point over 5 years ago. If I moved when laying down, it was more like screams, along with the tears. I had wanted to go to a orthopaedic surgeon (specializing spine surgery), but it would take a couple of months to get to see him and couldn't wait any longer. (My MRi showed degenerating disc disease, along with spinal cord narrowing, vertabrae problems, etc.; but didn't show the culprit that was causing the screams. I had surgery at Rush Medical Center in Chicago. My vertabrae was crushing a major nerve. The surgeon said he had never seen such a raw red angry nerve before. I am still in a lot of pain; but no longer screaming.

I did develop periphereal neuropathy PN. Also, am under the care of Pain Management because I still have severe pain. Was the surgery a success??? Hard to say how much worse off I might have been. I was told I still had a lot of issues; but did have L4-5 fused which took the pressure off the "red angry nerve" and a laminectomy (removed some of the lamina)to allow more space for the spinal cord which was narrowing. Had I not had the surgery, i think I would be even worse off. "Failed Back surgery" to some degree "yes"; just don't know how much worse off I would have been if I hadn't done it. Wishing you the best in whatever direction you choose.

The Pain Specialist will probably do a series of injections, along with meds for the pain. This of course, will not change any of your issues; but might help to handle the pain. It really is a hard call.