I had a vertebroplasty years ago and suffered terrible pain prior to the surgery , but I still suffered afterwards and all the pain meds in the world did not help . Finally I turned in my narcotic pain meds for a trial of Valium . This was the most relief I received as it helped with the muscle spasm I was experiencing . I was surprised that muscle spasm was the cause of this all-encompassing pain , but it was . Maybe your surgeon would be open to a trial of this . Good luck !