Tulip, what meds are you taking? Stress causes damage and pain is the biggest stress I have had and I have had plenty of stress in my life!

getting the pain under control can only help. Strange thing, ATM Im having a very bad flair or it could be permanent I dont know but all of a sudden I swear some one is trying to squeeze my feet out of their skin. Its alarming it feels like they will explode into a chunks of red meat at any moment thats how intense it is. gone from a 3-4 to 7 on pain scale. Typing this its at a 4 again but when I stop , lay down , I can willingly increase the pain back up just by focusing on it. Thats what I mean about stress.

If its still there tomorrow Im back on everything and will throw steroids in for a good mix .

I hope your treating your pain its amazing how much meds the body can take. Do whats needed to de-stress your body even if unfortunately it has to be chemical orientated IMO.