Thanks Terry. I'm keeping a positive attitude about it all. Yesterday's visit with the 3rd orthopedic surgeon was kind of fun. He told me due to the mild arthropathy in the facet joints at L3 thru L5 that the ADR wouldn't work for me. He was ready to send me for an EMG (frequently used at Gitmo) until I had him look in my inch thick file for the results from earlier this year. That's when he said fusion was the way to go.
My copay is $25 for specialists so I look at it as being cheaper than most other forms of entertainment. Is it wrong to play with these guys?
Tomorrow the pain management specialist is giving me the "shotgun" approach epidural. That should carry me through the holidays and if it works, I'll repeat the procedure until I can afford to pursue other avenues. I received the Stenum DVD last week. It looks promising.
Thanks again,
Bob
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