I see your "light is still on" Richard. How you feeling this evening?
I'm hoping things went better today. It's funny, at times I try to psychologically play little games with myself when I'm down with pain. I remind myself of all the times that I had so much to do and would have loved, more than anything, to just lay around all day. lol
This is not medical advice, I am sharing something my doctors told me once. Anything with the word "itis" in it means inflammation. For inflammation, I take a prescription strength medicine that is very similar to Advil. After all, when something is inflammed, it puts pressure on the nerves which in turn causes pain.
Hope the physical pain eases up very soon and that you are able to talk with your wife openly and honestly about how you are feeling.
Sleep well,
Judy