[treefrog]

Well, it has been a little while since I've been here. But I am hoping that I will be getting a second opinion soon, with the neurosurgeon at Duke. Originally they had asked for my CT scan results, then they called to ask for the report from the discogram. At that time I went ahead and also sent them the MRI report, even though it is a year old. Today I had a message from the office to call, and I'm hoping it will be to set up an appointment.

I wasn't positive that I needed a second opinion, but now I am very glad that I am. And I may even go for a third opinion.

I tried this past week to decrease my pain meds, by halving the nighttime dose for a few days. I did find out that the extra pain I had after the discogram is slowly starting to go away. But my back pain was getting higher, so I went back to the higher dose. Even with that I still have pain all the time, but hopefully it will be to a level that is easier to deal with.