@landrew62 Hello Alyce. I'm sorry to hear about your husband, and you, having to deal with chronic pain. I feel the same about my wife that is putting up with me for over 2 1/2 years now, trying to find my source of pain. She is the best researcher a husband could ask for!

I see you mentioned it has been 5 to 7 years, but you didn't mention what your husband has used for the pain. I had Lumbar Spinal Fusion surgery last year, and just as you stated for your husband, I am repaired structurally. However, the second week after the surgery, I was having nerve pain in my lower extremities so bad, I did not sleep for 4 nights straight.

I went to the ER on day 5, and I was prescribed Lyrica. My surgeon's assistant wrote me a prescription for 75mg capsules 3 times a day (morning, noon, night). This helped with my pain almost from the first full day of taking the Lyrica. After two days, I was finally sleeping. And I also had a side effect, I guess you would call it, of sleeping better than I had in over a year.

So, I don't know if this was ever tried, but I would ask his doctor about it if it hasn't. Good luck out there, as many are seeing over the past couple of years how bad the system is getting.