Hi hun, I just put up with the pain, have done for years. I also get it in my hips, thighs and knees. Just wish I could erase myself and start again, but at 72..well, thats life.
I just refuse to have anything to do with it, never have and never will. I suffer from agonising back pain,( car accident and they cant operate), but refuse to take pain killers. Thats me.
Make up a packet of vanilla cake mix. Pour half of this into an oven proof dish, then add tinned or home made stewed apples over this. sweeten with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon, then top with rest of cake mix. Bake. Let cool then slice.
NO! You are not being unreasonable, your family is. Stay firm and stick to your guns, they should realise that you are not their slave! Start charging them for petrol... see if that stops them!