Sorry to hear your hurting so bad buddy. That sucks.
About pot. I think it is an awesome drug for pain, but more in the aspect of it passes time very quickly so you don't really realize your in pain. If that makes sense. I smoked it for about a month after I had my knee rebuilt and it was waaaay better than the pain pills. But for that month I was also couch bound.
I don't know if it would really help your situation, because the anti-inflammation pills are trying to correct your swelling. But pot would just cover or mask the pain, possibly causing more in the long run. It would be better than vicodin or any of those for laying around in the evening.
Hope that helps some.