I am so afraid to try anything besides my pain management because it was so difficult to get in to them. And with so many different things wrong with me back, ECT....if they take away the only type of relief, even if it doesn't work well, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get it back and then I will be reduced to suffering so bad I can't enjoy the simplest things in my life. Unfortunately I have had to go through this a number of times because I moved out of state or doctors have moved on and every doctor has wanted to start over. It can take years for a new doctor to build all the test results up to just get right back to where I am at. I have never asked to try anything new or stronger out of fear. I am on the same dose of pain meds that I have been on for the last 35 years. No it doesn't take my pain away but it at least makes it bearable so I can step down on my feet in the morning or helps me tolerate physical therapy. No I don't feel that I am addicted because there are times I only take a half of pill because sometimes I have a good enough day I can get by with a half. The first thing a lot of people want to say is I take too many drugs. But they don't live in my body when my back won't let me stand up straight or my skin is burning as if I have a blistering sunburn to where I can't tolerate clothing touching my skin, or walking on what feels like nails. I thank you for your suggestion and I will bring it up with pain management.