Icanraceit,
I am also in the process of deciding what and how to take care of my back. I am for the most part a fairly fearless person and have to admit that some of the scenarios you can come with are pretty scary. Much like you, my wife has a lot more fear of going to Europe than I do, but after she came to one of the local consults with me and started reading thru the forum she told me that she is beginning to see that the possibility of a far superior outcome may override the fear of going overseas. Don't let comfort level of our perceived norm become a fear. The clincher for us both feeling comfortable was the great lunch we had with JeffR last Sunday - He is a normal guy, doing well, and ran into many of the same obstacles in decision making that we are
