Sounds like an unbelievable nightmare! I knew when I read half of what you wrote, what this might be about. It happened to me. You need to get to an orthopedic spine surgeon. A good orthopedic spine surgeon will know if this is emanating from your spine, your lumbar spine. At L3 L4, L5, you have a major nerve root exiting the spine and facet joints, and when the discs are deteriorating, as you indicated, they’ve diagnosed degenerative disc condition, your whole lumbar spine, pelvis, hips, legs are thrown into imbalance and you will have problems in many areas beginning from your lumbar spine to your feet. I was misdiagnosed for almost 20 years. So I feel your pain. I went through many many things – although people in my case were nicer than the people you seem to be experiencing. I had to complete hip replacements . Also, I needed those hip replacements. It was hard on me when the pain wasn’t eradicated from the joint replacements. Eventually, I ended up with the world’s most insanely amazing spine surgeon. I had one . Also, I needed those hip replacements. It was hard on me when the pain wasn’t eradicated from the joint replacements. Eventually, I ended up with the worlds most insanely amazing spine surgeon. I had one spine surgeon who is going to replace my whole back. He was the only miserable person who got angry at me. It crushed me that a doctor would be so angry. He would remove me before surgery. I walked around with that for three years until I saw the surgeon who did my surgery. HE told me that he does all the revision surgeries for this other surgeon who became angry with me! At that moment, I knew the hand of God strange to say. I had four opinions. And the fourth one was a gem. There were a lot of things along the way that also needed to be attended to, like cysts on my spine, and injections, that could eventually lead to eliminating and leading to the source of the pain. My spine surgery gave me my life back. Unfortunately, it happened later than it should have, but I got my life back. It didn’t solve all my pain problems , but the pain problems don’t interfere very much with daily routines. If you have numbness in your legs or feet, it is probably referred pain from your spine. A good orthopedic surgeon can look at a simple x-ray. They do in their office and show you if they can help , in my case, the disc fell out entirely and my vertebrae bones fused together. At that point I was out of pain because the nerves were crushed to death. Knowing my surgeon was the man to lead my life. I approved surgery surgery immediately. They had to saw a part the bones to make space for nerves to regenerate , and put a bunch of hardware in. With degenerative disc disease, the kind I have weight-bearing joints continue to stabilize under the deterioration of the desks and cushions. Now I just take it in stride, but I got my life back and I’m grateful. A lot of these things you’re trying are things that are necessary along the way to get to back surgery. But they should all be under the umbrella of a good orthopedic spine surgeon. And he should see you periodically and monitor your progress both positive and negative. Make sure you stay responsible for your own healthcare. We all hope that our doctors would be that authority but I’m sorry to tell you they are not. Keep your own medical records, keep them organized , bring them with you to the doctor. If you are Medicare age or you don’t feel that your insurance company is approving things properly don’t hesitate to appeal or even take them to arbitration. I’m sorry for all your going through. From what I read, you will need to find a place. You can find personal relief for short periods of time over the course of the day. If they are not alleviating your pain and you don’t have any addictive issues, I’ve been on low-dose opioids for 25 years. The weather has a terrible effect on exacerbating my pain. The medical industry can’t resolve all of my pain so it was up to me to figure out a way with good doctors to help me lead a productive and happy life , my personal opinion is that there is a reason for our pain, a physical reason, but the medical system can’t always find it. It is up to us to help direct our own medical needs. Keep at it, and keep it up. If someone is abusing you , then tell an appropriate supervisor or file a claim. A lot of times I felt that I’ve been put in the spot to help other people who don’t have a voice. You obviously have a great one! Use it! God bless.