Gee, you have so much of your spine that is problematic. I have much the same thing - don't know why, it's been that way since my 20's. I've tried almost everything and no pain medicine helped in the long run. I had anemia from the Celebrex causing bleeding in my stomach. Ultram is somewhat helpful. I can't take muscle relaxers as I will be unable to get out of bed for two days. Stronger pain meds only work for awhile and actually made the pain worse. I recently had a procedure which I can't remember the name of since my brain fog is so bad. I can find out if anyone is interested. It was Radiofrequency on the nerves that come out of the spine. Radiofrequency is like burning I think. The nerves go to your muscles and that's what caused the pain my doctor told me. So this shuts them off in a way. I had it done a couple of months ago and was surprised how much it helped me. The nerves do regenerate and you have to go back a time or two. Eventually it lasts for a long time. They put you under "twilight" anesthesia, probably some valium, but not heavy stuff. It doesn't take but 15 - 30 minutes and it doesn't hurt. Really reccomend it to those who have severe back pain and can't find good solutions.