Any suggestions or has anyone else dealt with this?

I am having some issues. If anyone can offer some suggestions, please send them my way. I have degenerative disc disease and fibromyalgia. I have been doing some minor exercising prior to my surgery which is Sept. 15th. All I am able to do is water therapy and I also use a resistance type band for my upper body. I am also 374 lbs. and I cannot walk on my own. Anyways, the last few days, I have been in extreme severe chronic pain. I can hardly move at all. I hurt and throb so bad with the fibro pain all over my body. I know some of the pain is coming from not working out for a good 3 years, but this is getting to the point where I am not able to function because the pain is so horrific. Now, I am getting a bit worried with my surgery coming up if I am going to be able to handle the exercise needed post op to aide with my new tool to lose the weight that I need to. I know I have not over done any exercising, because I have only done limited amounts of exercise because my body can only take so much. I also have a recumbent exercise bike coming that I ordered for my lower body. But being in physical therapy during a few times during the past 3 years, even that has put me down and unmovable for a couple weeks at a time, because the pain is so immense and the doctor has had to write me off of the rest of therapy because I could not finish. Does anyone have any suggestions or is there anyone else out there who has gone through this? If so, what have you done to work through it? One of my biggest issues is I do not have any pain medicine and my pain specialists I have had over the years have always treated me like a druggie and have NEVER given me any meds that have ever relieved any of my pain. I cannot see myself continuing on this way.

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