Sky,

I can't add much except this...my ex-wife works with patients that are either dying or in chronic, severe pain, and one of the worst problems she has is to get some doctors to prescribe enough pain medication to ease a patient's symptoms. Many doctors are afraid to the point of being irrational about it of patients becoming addicted, etc. This even applies to end-stage cancer with some docs...it can be pretty weird, but that's how it is with a lot of 'em.

You're in my thoughts...no one should have to live with pain in these days.

DJ