:-( I have had chronic pain in grion and lower back for the past year and a half. The back pain has been 99% gone since injection about 6 months ago, scans had shown bulging disk. The groin pain mainly right testical has not been pin pointed, pain clinic dr says he has treated this in other men and all he can do is try to manage the pain. he has me on 10/325 hydrocodone, valuim, flexeril and elevil. I only take hydrocodone daily as needed unfortunatly,. I have to take it for relief. It seems that the others don't help manage things effectively. I hope at the next visit we can look into other meds to help. The pain has really impacted my life with my wife and children. I'm often ill with them for no reason, I am fatigued, worried that the pain will never leave. have headaches, muscle tension, etc. I know my wife is wearing thin , she often carries all the responsiblities as a parent and It isn't fair to her. It seems it is all I can do to make it through the work day and when I get home there is nothing left. I have looked at webmd for other possible treatments. Doc has said in the past he doesn't want to go to a stronger pain med due to risk of addiction and he feels we can break dependance of hydrocodone when pain is gone. Would marinol be a legitamate med? I have smoked marijauna years ago and I can see there are benefits, if it weren't illegal I would probable use it now. I've tried to keep it brief but there are a lot of side effects due to the pain. Anyone had any success with other treatments? Thanks for your time.