Thanks, Melissa! And good luck with your injection!

wombat2u2004, no I didn't have any acupuncture. The health insurance won't pay for it. I'll be getting some kind of epidural anesthesia between my vertebras on Tuesday. However, that may reduce the pain, but not remove the cause.

BTW, the pain is getting worse with each passing day now, today, it's really bad. Since it seems to go downhill so quickly, I have just instructed my neighbor how to care for the girls, as my mother and Reinhold are out of town this weekend; I had no other choice. I just have to be prepared, in case anything happens. If neurological deficits occur, I need to go to the ER as soon as possible, and I cannot wait for my parents' return!

Kirsten