In the same boat BionicRusty, the morphine helps a little but I just do what I can to take my mind off it, went and bought a PS4 Pro recently and I’m back to my 8 year old self again at least for short periods.
I try to set myself little projects to complete and always have at least 3 on the go at the same time so I don’t have time to sit and dwell and with the other things that crop up in life I am always chasing time back to try and get them done, maybe pointless and daft but I have been in constant pain since I was 15(almost 35 years) and have learned to kind of ignore it by doing other things that occupy my brain.
I hope that some or any of my rambling might help, if not then feel free to abuse as I have the skin of a Rhino. ?