Have you tried juicing raw cannabis as a treatment yet? It helps reform neuropathways and also helps with bone issues. We're in a similar boat except I look totally healthy. I broke my neck and it swells up and pushes on the base of my brain which wreaks havoc on my life, but I'm dealing with it and moving forward. I also thrashed just about every other joint in my body either working too hard for people that didn't care oy playing too hard trying to forget about it. I'm really against government though so I refuse to even look into disability. I got food stamps for a bit but ended up telling them I'd rather eat grasshoppers and rattlesnakes than deal with their stupid system. Turns out rattlesnakes and grasshoppers are good, and free, which makes them even better!

Here are a couple of links to some great sources for raw cannabis information:
https://www.cannabisinternational.org
https://www.rawhemp.tk

If you're into meshnet stuff, I may need your brains some day so stay in touch!