Again, thank you all for being so generous in sharing your experiences with me. I have had fibromyalgia for 15 years, and thought I had some concept of living with chronic pain. But after what I have been experiencing the last few weeks, that fibromyalgia pain seems like child's play. I have the utmost compassion and respect for those of you that deal with this degree of pain every day for years on end. I am praying that this is an acute episode of sciatica and I can get it resolved, and go back to my baseline level of fibromyalgia pain, which at this point I would be thrilled to have! LOL

I have an appointment with face pain specialist tomorrow if the snowy forecast does not cancel that, I also have an upcoming appointment with a peripheral neuropathy specialist. I am hoping that these two doctors will be able to help me differentiate what type of neuropathy pain I'm having. Depending upon what they tell me, my next step will be a spine specialist or neurosurgeon.

Again, thank you all for the support and embracing a scared newbie. I have you all, daily prayer list, and pray for your pain relief, feeling and peace.

Sharon