Don't know what else to try for CS pain

Hi I am new to this forum. I am 36 years old and I started to suffer a stiff neck, headache and shoulder/neck pain 10 years ago. For a long time it was put downt to stress, too long working at a desk etc but eventually after many trips to the doctors I finally got an x-ray a couple of years ago which confirmed that I have CS. I have recently started to get pain in the middle and lower parts of my back as well which has not been investigated but my doctor says is probably the same thing. The pain comes and go's but has been a lot worse lately. I have had phyiso (manipulation) which did help my lower back a bit but not my neck and shoulders. I had acupuncture on my shoulders which offered some temporary relief but the pain came back after a few days. I have now had a pain killing injection in my neck but it hasn't totally killed the pain in my neck. The worse pain is in my shoulder but apparently if I have a pain killing injection in my shoulder I need to have this done in hospital so they can use an xray machine to make sure they don't inject into lung etc but there is a very long waiting list.and in the meantime I am taking Co-Codamol at night to stop the pain enough to sleep a bit but it is not always effective. I am also on anti depressents as the pain gets me down. I have found that Diazepan helped better at night but the doctor won't give me any more as it is addictive. I have also found that alcohol helps (guess it helps me relax lol) but I have given up drinking altogether now because If I have a drink I then can't take the prescription painkillers at night. I work full time in a busy office and have a 9 year old son and I am increasingly struggling to keep going. the neck pain causes constant tension headaches, light headedness and fatigue which can be crippling at times and I have also started to get a tingling sensation down my left arm. I have tried Yoga and Pilates at home as I can't afford classes but that only seems to make the problem worse as does swimming. I have lost half a stone in weight (not that I was overweight to start with) as I hoped that might help the lower back pain but havn't noticed any difference. Just wondered if anyone could suggest anything else as I feel like the doctor doesn' t want to know (he just tells me that there isn't much else they can do and I have to learn to live with it). Any adivice/suggestsions would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks

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