Ow, ow, ow, I can't stand it anymore.

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Since 2003 I've been facing back pain due to an injury on the job. The day I got hurt, I should have heeded the warning signs I was receiving from my back, but I didn't. I was working in a home improvement warehouse on a temporary assignment stocking shelves for the Christmas season. I'd gone up a ladder, turned around by twisting my back, and felt a sharp pain. I let it pass and didn't think about it. That was the warning sign I ignored. About half an hour after that, I was on the floor under a shelf stocking some products. I tried to get out from under the shelf and my back started to scream at me and I was paralyzed in pain. I couldn't move I was in so much pain. I was told in the hospital that it was a pinched sciatic nerve. I didn't know what to do. I went home with heavy duty pain killers, was on compensation for 3 months while I recovered from this, but I've never fully recovered. A couple months after this accident, I was referred to a chiropractor who clearly didn't know what he was doing. He paralyzed me on the left side of my body after pinching off the nerve completely. I couldn't walk, I was dragging my left side around for about 3 weeks while the swelling went down around the nerve. I had sworn off chiropractic care after that, but was still suffering. About 4 years ago I was referred to a chiropractor, he was highly recommended, I was told that he wouldn't hurt me, unlike the other one. I've been seeing him since then, but treatments haven't resulted in any positive results. A few months ago, I started seeing him again after a brief hiatus(about a year) as I hadn't been working and hadn't needed care. But recently, the treatments haven't been working, in fact, they've been making things worse. I can't sit comfortably anymore, if I lie down, I'm in agony when I try to move, and only have relief when I get up in the morning. I find that even sitting on the floor is painful, and shifting positions is sheer agony lately. I'm in so much pain that I have a hard time working, but I need to work, I depend on my job to pay my bills. I'm at wits end, I'm not sure what to do besides seeing my Dr, which I will be doing in the next couple of weeks when I have my health card. In the meantime, I would like to know if I have options to get me through that time without being in so much pain. I have extra weight, I'm 70lbs overweight, I'm sure that's part of the problem, and I'm trying to lose it, but I can only do so much. Does anyone have any suggestions before I go crazy?