Unfortunately I've tried to not take them and ended up in a lot of pain, so much that I couldn't do anything other than just lay down and try and find some position where I didn't hurt. Was never successful though. About all the meds do, though, is just make the pain tolerable and as a result I'm in pain 24/7, just sometimes not as bad as others.
I feel your pain. I am sorry you are going through it, I have been going through the same for years now too.
