This sounds like you have to play a game, and believe me ( and all the rest of cronic pain patients) this is no game to us. Also if you reduce your pain medications too much in any case you are at risk of loosing SSD, as they consider you "better" This whole system is broken, and puts a person in a trapped situation. I fear not having medical care, even more than I fear the pain I endure. So do you play pin cushion even though the shots don't always work? Just putting my opinions our there. I am worried about all these issues. ginnie