After my first bout with severe pain in my teens I was put on Motrin as well as other anti-inflamatories (no, not all at once). These things are described as "wonderdrugs" for some with oesteoarthritis. You know the commercials, laying on the couch crying one day and out pickin flowers with the kids the next. Frankly after they tore the lining of my stomach over 10 years ago I can't take any kind of anti-inflam (the new Coxx II excluded-but insurance doesn't cover it).

I live with constant pain and do try to catch it in time and hold it off with the weenie drugs (tylenol), but any doctor that seriously thinks that that group of meds will cure severe chronic pain needs to be left in a room with one of those little reflex bonker dealies for five minutes - JOKING!

If you can get some type of relief from the Motrin and are being VERY VERY careful about the side effects I'm happy for you. If it's not working (which is my guess) good luck on finding something that will address the problem.

Take care & best wishes,
Princeton

[PS: If this post is not in the correct section of the board, please enlighten me. I haven't been on for a long time and REALLY like the changes you've made - I'll do my best to follow the 'where to post' rules.]