@jesfactsmon First, let's clear up one thing, Hank! You are intensely bright. Astute. Aware. Constant learning with you. Anyway, my input, for what it is worth. Sometimes, when my pain is at its very worst, I get really pissed off, and go and vacuum within limits. Before I know it, the pain lowers. Why? I have no idea. But somehow, really focusing on something else, in an intense way, lowers my pain. I have also read a book of Spanish, in Spanish, in the throes of bad pain, and the pain is lowered. Something is going on, for sure. However, the pain always comes back. It never leaves. I have no idea if doing these more intense distractions will eventually reroute my brain. However, they are good pain management. I get utterly exhausted, however, living like this. Nothing is for just for the joy of doing it, anymore. Everything is to manage pain. I think that is why Rachel has left us. She spends her entire day using techniques that she has learned to maintain, improve herself. Utterly exhausting, and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. But there is nothing else to do at this point. So maybe I will excel in Spanish! Yo gusto mucho!!!! Muy bueno! Love, LoriRenee1