Hi. I’m Peggy in Sarasota, FL. I’ve been in chronic pain 50 years since I was 19. Started with chronic migraine, then fibromyalgia at 25. My first trip to Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1980. At 40, degenerative disk disease w/ 2 spinal surgeries. Same age, neuropathy. A few yrs later, osteoarthritis spread. Arachnoiditis. Osteoporosis caused several broken bones. Wrong diagnosis put me on a psych drug and in a few weeks caused tardive akthenesia. Five stomach disorders (fundoplication/stomach wrap).>. Tried everything for relief... meds, spinal cord stimulator, biofeedback, massage, exercise, water therapy, steroids, intrathecsl pain pump 10 years with morphine, snail venom and dilaudid. Three yrs ago, told MD to wean me off... didn’t help me. Ended up passing out multiple times a day and in a wheelchair. Aug. 2016 I passed out into a glass table and got in the car for Mayo Clinic ER in Jacksonville FL. Started 7 mos. of testing Aug. ‘16. Confirmed over 30 diseases/conditions to qualify me for their Pain Rehab Ctr. 120-hr. Program. 5 days/wk., 8 hrs/day. Can’t stop my pain but learned to retrain my brain to FUNCTION IN SPITE OF PAIN. I’m not in a wheelchair and am quite active. Use a walker. Not easy, friends, but possible. Take occasional Advil.