Hi Lindsay,
yes I got your e-mail and did reply to it, basically I said you should be "quietly confident of amazingly better treatment than you have experienced in the past".
It is usually immediately prior to surgery they do a diskogram or the day before, I hope it all goes well, sorry my e-mail has not arrived with you as yet -- -- good luck on Monday, I guess he's going to do x-rays and maybe an MRI scan plus a physical examination.
Best,
Alastair
