I sure hear what you're saying... if a doctor asks about my pain, I can only think to discuss the loudest one at the time.

Curious as to why the doctor took away your pain med. In the USA that is just short of incompetence as the USA has a blatant script of a patient's rights to having their pain addressed. That she began you on meds and then took them away is real cause for discussion imo.

I wonder if the pain meds worked for you? Was the script a normal month's dosage that you stretched into 2 or 3 or how did that work?

The battle with chronic pain is, well, chronic. The sooner you have someone help you learn to address it differently, and not feel sick of trying, the sooner you will feel better. (Just for the fact of not putting yourself/body down because you feel pain.)

Pain is subjective. YOU have to be the one to create your own pain level scale on that one to ten level. There are some basic ones out there... use the same wording (none, mild, moderate...) Address the various types of pain and parts of your body that experience them.

A physical therapists keeps me going, and he works with the psychologist who is a pain management specialist.

I'm glag they didn't find any huge reason on your scan, really. I think you will be too.

TC