Hello shania,
Welcome to this forum and the wonderful people who post here and try to help each other.
I can not give you any advice regarding hypnotherpy unfortunately.
You state "they won't give me a scan yet". Do I understand correctly that your doctors have not okayed for you to have X-rays and an MRI scan? If that is the case, then I will highly recommended that you see a highly respected neurologist/spinal surgeon and have them authorize for you to have an MRI. Without an MRI and X-rays the doctors are just going to be guessing.
Do search out the very best neurologist/spinal surgeon that you can find in your area.
Please do correct me if I do not understand your post correctly.
Take care.
RichT