It's not surprising that your husband is not very supporting.  Unfortunately, a lot of spouses are that way when they're confronted with the reality of what we deal with.  And I don't know that we've come up with a solution to that.  Over on the left there's an Open Letter to TABs  that is good to show those who are not burdened with chronic pain.  That might help.  Oh.  Yeah.  I forgot to tell you.  A "TAB" is a "Temporarily Able Bodied" person.  Heh, heh. 

 

As for doctors that are unsatisfactories, we have a tried and true fix for that.  Fire him. 

 

You're paying him.  Right?  If he's not performing to your satisfaction, find another doctor.  There are many other things besides narcotics that help with pain.  There's meditation and biofeedback; there's cognative recognition therapy; and so forth.  Not all of it works for everyone, but sometimes it works for some of us.  I meditate regularly.  And it helps me tremendously. 

 

There's a lot more stuff over on the left there.  Let us know if you have any questions and welcome again.