@jimhd

I apologize for butting in on your conversations but... I have some info. to share that may help some of you. Long story short, I fell in 2003 and have terrible back pain and sciatica ever since. I was just labeled a chronic pain patient because after all the MRI's, tests, numerous doctors, etc. they still couldn't come up with a specific diagnosis... until 2018. The fall caused Tarlov cysts to form in my sacral area along with a tethered cord. The tethered cord has been pulling on my spinal cord all these years causing a ton of pain and they cysts have been compressing the sacral nerves causing havoc on everything below the waist.

After being on some of the forums and talking to people like yourselves I kept coming across Dr. Forest Tennant. I checked out his websites and I couldn't stop reading. I think I read everything on both sites. Over all it seems like the first step we all need to do is control the inflammation. He offers so much valuable info. for you to print out and take to your doctor plus a self help protocol. I have replaced naproxen with tumeric and have added palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and pregnenolone to may normal medications. I have to say that I've only been taking these things for about 3 weeks and I can tell a slight difference in my pain already. Here is an article on the palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) that I think everyone in pain should read and try. If you don't want to read all the scientific stuff then scroll down to where it talks about them treating specific patients with it in their clinic. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3500919/ It has been found to work just as well, if not better than opioids for pain and it's just a supplement!!

Dr. Tennant has 2 websites, http://www.arachnoiditishope.com and http://www.intractablepain.com Even if you don't believe you have either of these things please read as the info. he provides helps all pain.

Best wishes for you all!

Terri