I'm glad to hear that you had a good experience there (though sad to hear that it didn't help more with the pain). It's good that you were able to take away some good things from the experience...any tools we can add to our list of things that can improve our quality of life (such as coping skills) are definitely a good thing. I feel that it is through communication with others that have this condition that we can learn the most about such things. Doctors can help us with treatments, medications, and recommendations for improving our health...but those little day to day things are not things that the doctors (generally speaking) can really help us with because they don't have that personal experience of dealing with this moster every minute of every day. I hope you are able to find a new doctor who can help you find the right treatments to improve your situation further.