A hearty welcome to you for braving the internet to come share among us. We all present a host of issues and LOTS and LOTS of pain to go around. Being a car wreck victim myself I feel tremendous empathy for you as the host of injuries you have suffered resulted in the pains impacting your body on top of the emotional and physical abuse suffered at the hand of your former spouse. Being Dad to a young daughter, I pray and I pray she will never know the trauma you experienced at the hand of your former spouse, for in my practice I have seen and spoken with enough in your shoes to know too many are out there who fail to engage brain before taking life out on their "beloved."

Definitely, among the part I can bring to the fore is willingness to pray all will be well. Pain management is a toll on the body in addition to the pain itself. Physical Therapy, especially if access to a warm therapy pool is part of the availability may bring help to you which is immeasurable as a means to gain on the pain monster while holding surgery at bay.

Prayin all will be well,
Mark56