THEN AND NOW

Medications that I used to be on before my gastric bypass:

Riomet/metformin
Actos
Tricor
Effexor
Quinipril
Aldactazide 

Additionally: I was on Xenical and later Topamax, both with the promise of helping me lose weight (and the Topamax was promised to help my migraines), and both medications did NOTHING except make me miserable. I was also promised the metformin would help me lose weight and what a load of horse-shit THAT promise was. I had over 10 years of gastric distress.

After my bypass, how many of those medications am I still on?  TWO: quinipril and aldactazide.

Medications & injections I have tried in the past to help my assortment of pain:

Cymbalta: The promise was it would help w/depression and low back pain; it did nothing except make me gain 10 lbs I have YET to dump off;
Frova: This helped me a lot; and about 3-4 years ago, a neuro-ophthalmologist I was seeing suggested I start taking Vitamin B2 every day, and I stopped taking the Frova entirely; 
Kenalog: I had precisely 1 kenalog injection into a facet joint in my spine and it did nothing;
Cortisone: I had precisely 1 cortisone shot in my elbow and it did nothing;
Synvisc/Euffexa: I went through a year of shots 3 in each knee, 2x last year, and it helped, minimally. 
Topamax: I went on this one more time, this time at the suggestion of my neurologist, who promised me it would help with my chronic pain in my low back--it did nothing for the pain.
Tramadol: I had an Rx for this for the longest time, and to be honest, it didn't do all that much except make my head fuzzy.
Flexeril: It worked in so far as it helped me relax enough to go to sleep. 

Pain medications I am on to this day: ZERO.

Treatments I have had in the past for my pain:

Physical therapy--though it was all exercise, no hands-on fascia work
Kenalog injection
Diflucan patch
Diflucan gel
More physical therapy
Occupational therapy with a hand specialist for my unrelenting elbow pain
Chiropractic
Deep tissue massages
Trigger point injections with massages after
Synvisc/Euffexa injections
High volume saline injection under IT band
Cortisone injections in bursa in elbow and hip
Ultrasound
Cool Laser
TENS/EMS

Of those treatments, which ones do I continue to this day: ZERO.

Current pain management plan:

Chiropractic
Physical therapy w/myofascial work & traction
Acupuncture
Deep tissue massages 

I would like to buy a professional grade cool laser for home use. And I am actively looking into getting my right knee replaced.