Heading out..

Damn Man..That sounds bad.Hope someday they can figure things out for you.
Thanks. At this point everything is just short term. Doc that did the RFA said he normally has to redo them every 12-18 months. He redid mine exactly at 12 months...granted I was absolutely miserable for the last 2 of them. What I am really after is to try to at least lower my pain meds. 70-80mg of OXY a day, coupled with 2mg of Xanax to help me sleep and I am like a zombie some days. Going for another MRI tomorrow, Ernestina has a friend that has a problem similar to mine and he helped her...alot. My primary care doc....as well as my shoulder doc...think I am spinning my wheels. Time will tell. After we see this guy, if he will even see me, Ernie has another doc she wants me to go see. Some sort of implant that is supposed to help...
https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/guide/spinal-cord-stimulation
Truth of the matter is I am heading towards a complete fusion. Prior to that happening we are going to have to come to terms with several things. One of which is we won't be able to live out here no more. Couple docs that I have seen about it have said I will need be have my lumbar region fused, from L1 to S1. I will lose pretty much all mobility in my lower back. Problem is my hips are shot as well so the only thing that will happen is all the strain from my back will be placed on my hips.
This hurts to say but there has been many a night I hope to not wake up the next day.

Hey Doug I hope they can get you fixed up soon . keep posting those great pictures you have been taking .
Thanks. Will do on the pictures. Got my camera body yesterday. Best DSLR that Canon makes....
EOS-1D X Mark II
I did not get the USA version, I got the import. Was over $1k less. I have the previous version of it as well. Phenomenal cameras. If/when I am able to sell a bunch of my equipment I will be replacing my 400mmL F/2.8 lens with the second gen one. One of the big improvements is the weight...the one I hve now is 12.5 pounds, the gen 2 is a full 5 pounds lighter.
I really enjoy my hobby. I just wish I had the skill set to match my equipment. I will...eventually. Lots of stuff to learn.