Jeff, I love your lingo terms! You should go crazy with your own creativity in some way! In the meantime, your posts here, to many, have been noticed and appreciated. So, if you get busy and famous, please clone yourself and leave a copy of you here before you go.
That said, human cloning will probably be available before stem cell treatments are for spinal DDD...
Michael, your posts are kind and thoughtful as well.
Michael, Jeff: How 'bout if we try something new and spontaneous: you two can start a new forum? This would be great for the community -- since I generally do not like the idea of people HAVING to leave this country for treatment -- it gets me really mad. But so many people have to, we need to support them in their absurdly challenging journey. If your forum is here, it's easily found by many...
It's not about me being a "medical nationalist," it's all about helping people find the right path for whatever their treatment may be. In the meantime, I really hope our country and medical system gets its act together to help so many people that need the right treatments!