And this is where using pain meds can help. Get the pain down to a lower level and then you can attempt to do normal functions. Key being not so much pain reduc

And this is where using pain meds can help. Get the pain down to a lower level and then you can attempt to do normal functions. Key being not so much pain reduction that you can cause physical harm (masking good pain response). I know (second hand) what chronic pain can do to the desire to get up and function. It destroys it. My SO has lived with it for almost 20 years now, and is due to live with it the rest of her life. There is no cure for her condition. You cannot fix the root cause (sympathetic nerve dysfunction) She can only hope to numb the signals to allow her to see past the pain.