Chronic Pain Management

I had my first appointment, at the VA, for chronic pain management and it looks like, for starters, I am going to be getting these heavy duty shots into the spine in my back. These shots should last for about 6-7 weeks and during that time I can start doing stretching exercises and other things that physical therapy can give me to do to help strengthen my back area to help alleviate pain as much as possible. These shots are not an ongoing thing because of all the sideeffects. So I have to make them worth while the first time.
I'll be seeing PT and having my doctor change my meds to something stronger as well.