Back pain

I've been fighting back pain since the St. Patrick's tournament a month ago.  It finally got the best of me last week.  I had three or four days where I could barely get out of bed and there was only one position where I could get relief.  I went to the doctor last Wednesday and got a cortisone shot and put on muscle relaxers but it kept deteriorating.  On Thursday I got put on Norco but it really didn't do much either.  I went back to the doctor on Friday and got another cortisone shot and a big shot of prednisone in the hip.  Things got a little better but still bad then one Sunday the Glue mentioned using some of a cbd rub she got in California.  Almost immediately I got some relief but we didn't have very much of it left.  Monday Chuck at Big Muddy Brewing told me to get in touch with D&D Hemp uptown.  They are only open by appointment and so I set one up.  The Glue had to go up and get the stuff since I couldn't walk more than a few feet.  She came back with a rub and some gummies to try.  I don't think the rub worked as well as the other stuff but it did help relieve pain.  Everyday I got a little better and then on Wednesday I sent a message to the doctor about another shot but he said to take a blister pack of steroids.  I'm still getting better but am limited in what I can do without the pain acting up again.  The Glue's brother Danny has shipped some more of the original stuff and hopefully it will be here today.
When I was a kid I was diagnosed with scoliosis and had to go to a specialist in St. Louis for several years.  I had to do special exercises and wear leather soled shoes which sucked.  I've added arthritis, degenerative disc disease and stenosis to the problem and probably have spine surgery in my future.