I swear, sometimes it seems like the only way I'm able to get out of bed at a reasonable time in the morning is when I wake up in pain and have to get up to take something for it. I'm so sick of being tired all of the time, sleeping for 12+ hours every day because I'm unable to wake up, and being in pain off and on nearly every day.

My work has slowed down dramatically lately because I just can't dig up enough energy to force myself to work, a lot of the time. My lower back has been hurting a lot, and sitting on the floor to work (even on a cushion) hurts and makes it worse.

For anyone who was curious, by the way, I did go have the CT scan done. Everything appeared normal to the doctor. So while we still have some theories as to why I'm having so much pain, it doesn't seem to be serious. Unfortunately, the meds my doctor prescribed do absolutely nothing, so I think it's time to go back and ask for something stronger. At the very least, I need to get some sort of stronger pain killer, even if it knocks me out. Too many nights I've been kept awake until the wee hours of morning because the pain won't let me fall asleep. I'm so tired of it. :(