@copeterson I feel your pain and I found a solution. I also have OA of entire spine and hips but I walk 2 miles daily. I use MMJ to replace my oxycodone for breakthrough pain. For my major pain I’m prescribed buprenorphine patch which I change every 7 days. I had been on T&C#4 for 15 years, was switched to morphine sulfate for 5 and then to buprenorphine. It is meant for those of us who do not obtain relief from chronic pain from conventional pain meds. Please read the articles and seek out a pain specialist who can prescribe this for you. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18503626/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675640/,
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2003/0401/p1521.html, https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/medical-marijuana?campaign_id=18&emc=edit_hh_20230310&instance_id=87268&nl=well&regi_id=53838627&segment_id=127334&te=1&user_id=ed2ec21f5167c221d769f2eabd0383c5