Rwise - dang. I think my lumbar is just used to it, from a 1979 MVA. Having a rough week with back/arms/muscles but still better than surgery. My patch dose got bumped up a bit but I don't feel any better. My best thing is to eat an edible around suppertime to at least sleep deep later, and longer. Then awake to another day to endure. If I vape wax in the evening and get a good buzz the pain is off my mind. But if I got Wild Thai started growing again it is my pain strain, sativa or not it always helped.
ATM I have cannabutter in the fridge chillin'; making tincture for gummies in the Insta-Pot as a slow cooker overnight; I still haven't fixed the balm, think I overdid the beeswax, might have to add EVOO and use two smaller jars; been eating weed brownies since last night. There's room in my freezer now, E.C. almost empty. I have 2 jars of the top buds left from my 3 yr old grow. I found a freezer bag with trim & popcorn too late to add to the butter, firecrackers are easy edibles.
I'm tempted to try some interwebs weed, until I get my act together. I've had people vouch. A good friend my age fell in his garage, ended up needing neck and lumbar surgeries ... he still uses a wheelchair or walker, stuck at home. He was a not-long retired laborer, always at the bar or at parties on weekends, fun guy. Stoner, drinker and mentor of everything else I ever tried. So, yeah, you can walk which is a plus but the pain. I know a gal who had stenosis, had surgery, titanium put in her, she's better. I've never been that lucky. Burn one off, pal.