Back pain...

oohhh laudy !!! i know what ya feeling . i am 57 now and was dealing with that crap for 32 years that i remember . now i'm a tuff ol sob , high tollerance for pain , but when them disc hit that nerve and stayed [ it used to come and go ] i finally broke down and went to the V.A. of course they just dope you up good and tell ya to come back in six months . pain is still there but managable with a drug called gabapentin , a seizure med for epeleptics , but after researching i found that it was also givin to canines for pain [ so it must be allright lol ] it just works in the brain to block nerve receptors that and a low dose of vicatin . i don't hurt AS MUCH and can manage my daily routine as long as i'm careful if i'm not or move just rite i will still fall down sqealing like a little girl lol. i am never without my cane or walking stick and i use them like an extension of my body lol . hang tuff and everybody will tell you it gets better [ LIE ] just something you have to figure out how to live with and you will .
good luck with it and remember you cain't do what you used to do , that's what yunguns are for lol

my favorite old man saying you just gotta put ya back into it son YEAH RITE THANKS DAD LOL