You are among the few truly worthy of your title. What wonderful and admirable work you do. Best wishes to you. Your taking the time to share your experiences will surely help others to begin to believe that there is a better way for chronic, life changing, problems like this. Helping others move toward wellness IS an aspect of our own.
National statistics show that the more pain one has the better self-hypnosis works.
This was first established on the ski slopes of Colorado. Anyhow, you could use the hot arms technique and likely get faster relief. I am not Norwegian. I am German on my father's side and English on my mother's. Finally, congratulations on what you have done for yourself.