Tylenol #4 helps with the pain, but it more or less takes the edge off. I can stand being in pain most of the time; I've learned to ignore it (for better or for worse), and cannabis takes the pain away completely without making me feel as disoriented and craving for more. I can control myself around the low-dose opiates pretty well, and I have quit cannabis for up to 6 months before with ease.

I've tried a mild form of hypnosis before for sleep, and it seemed to help a great deal. I can't find anyone within a 50 mile radius who practices it though. And it would feel weird asking my PCP about it... Although I do want a psych referral for other reasons, maybe it could help with that?