Jim,
prayer chains have nothing to do with it. Most of us can maintain some form of autonomy 3 or so weeks into treatment -but you are rapidly approaching the turning point when it is going to get exponentially worse. Please heed the advice of many who have suggested that you line up driver(s). As your pain level goes up, so will your narcotics intake to maintain a bearable pain level. You will be DUI (DWI)at that point if you are not already. Swallow your pride, get out of the denial and get some help. You DID start this topic as "Feeling Terrible" after all. Believe me, as someone who has been there it WILL get a whole lot worse (and I had lots of prayer chains to). I was the only one to survive that the prayer chains in my church were praying for...