Hey Jim!
On the upside of all that horrific pain, you are here to share this news with us! I think I can appreciate your pain, my mom is going through very much the same issues. It's ungodly te amount of discomfort she still feels. Do you have any lidocaine? or, magic mouthwash? I noticed for my mom sometimes the magic stuff in a spray bottle seemed to just mist over the area and bring her a soothing relief...other times nothing touches the pain. Been thinking about you, how are you?
Donna