This is like living in hell here and now. Had an artificial disc ( L5-S1 )put into my back in 2005 and it got loose in 2009. Had to have it fused and been on pain meds ever since. Surgeon dropped me after a few years and said he could not help me any more. Told me to find a doctor closer to my home. It took 4 years to get a doctor to tell me what was going on in my back. Took more meds to kill the pain than anyone should have to take. When gov stepped in regulating how much you could take I thought I was in a mess. Found a doctor that put me on a medicine used to get folds of drugs and it works well. Been on it 4 years and managing but loosing strength in my legs. There are meds for reducing scar tissue in hands maybe one day it will be for backs also. Some say make peace with your pain. I say—Make Peace with God- No pain in Heaven. Jesus paid it all.