Thanks for the reply, John!
I've got my appointment with our spine specialists from the UofC on Friday. I'll see what they have to say and keep you guys posted. My leg raise test was terrbile in November, but it has gotten better while taking gluco/chondroitin etc... I'm not sure how it's working, but my pain is a little less after ~2 months of taking it. I'm taking something called "animal flex" - some crazy body builder supplement that I read about. It's got the gluco/chondroitin/msm in it along with some natural anti-inflammatories. I'll ask the doc this friday about the ESI injections to see if they are applicable to me.
As a side note, I applied to be part of the Mesoblast Phase II clinical trial for invertebral disc repair (stem cells) - but was rejected today because my stenosis is slightly larger than 3mm. So close!
Too bad. For any of you out there wondering about Mesoblast, keep your eyes peeled for the Phase III trial next year. I'll be posting on here as soon as I hear anything. It will be their pivotal trial with a larger patient list and a little more lax on the requirements to get in.
I decided to blog my journey (as Mike did) through this back in Feb... Probably a boring read for most of you that are old hats at this, but I'm trying to document everything I come accross just in case it might help anyone else (especially us canucks).
"Backup"