I have degenerative disc disease and used cannabis for pain management and have noticed that vaping and cooking works much better. Ingesting seems to work much better and longer then smoking for me. As far as Rx pain medications, I did have luck with a few one Avinza however it is a morphine based pain medication so prob. won't work for you, Oxycodone worked for me but I stopped use bc of dependence issues and side effects, a pain management dr could also do wonders for your pain. It took me a long time but I found a pain management dr who was great about my cannabis usage and wasn't all about just doping you up. In my experince they aren't that great at numbing dulling pain without serious or at least disrupting side effects.

But you should try making cannabutter or something and try ingesting it is a MUCH better form of relief for me and others I know.