OMG IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DOC I HAD ON MY BACK. ASK YOUR REGULAR DOC FOR A TENS UNIT. IT PUT ELECTRICAL SHOCK WAVES ON THE NERVE ENDINGS AND BELIEVE ME IT HELPS WITH THE PAIN. I SAW A BACK SURGEON ON MY BACK FOR OSTEO AND DEGENIRTIVE DISKS. HE TOLD ME TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT ALSO CAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO BUT PAIN PILLS AND SHOTS. A FRIEND SUGGESSTED THE TENS UNIT SO I TALKED TO MY DOC ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD IT FOR SIX MONTHS NOW AND I SWEAR BY IT. I USE IT 2 TIMES A DAY AND IT HELPS ME GET THROUGH THE DAY WITH HARDLY ANY PAIN. YOU CAN ALSO RESEARCH IT ON THE NET. JUST TYPE IN TENS UNIT FOR PAIN. HOPE THIS HELPS HON. IT'S HELL LIVING WITH PAIN 24-7. GOD BLESS BONNIEView Thread