SD,
Sorry about your myriad challenges. I am personally and professionally involved in researching and addressing bacterial infections. I am particularly interested in the role of microbes in causing degenerative disc disease. There are literally thousands of research abstracts documenting their causative role in spinal disease! BTW, did they do ANY diagnostics on the lumbar cyst? If they did...I bet they didn't do it properly. Or tell you the results. That's the unacceptable norm.
Why I am so frenetically motivated on these medical issues:
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The myriad scientific abstracts that document the role of microbes in spinal disease and degeneration:
http://www.adrsupport.org/forums/f44...l-causes-9218/ (please note multiple pages -- scroll thru pages)
I hope this is of some value. If nothing else, you have my sympathies, interest and support.