Hi Kath, Glad to hear you are doing well. Yes the pain will make you sell your soul to the devil. I lived on the heating pad and did not miss a day of work. Don't know how I hot through it. My doctors have not talked about a reversal but did mention possibly a kpouch. They want me to try Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment. Trying to get that passed with my insurance . This is a nightmare and hope nobody has to go through this. They say my pouch is in excellent condition but the problem is below it. Really crushing my quality of life. I can only pray that my insurance apprroves the HBOT and that it works for me.