If I was 48 years old I would swear this was my profile, aside from all the steps it took to get from A to Z and a worsening of my symptoms through PT. It was a Pain Management Doctor who transitioned me to the right people and for the right diagnosis ... not the Neurologist, not the Spine Rehabilitation Specialist, not my PCP. However, when I was referred to a Pain doc I assumed everyone had just given up on me and thought I should just be medicated, so I went out of my way to find one who just said no to drugs. Dr. Attaman in Seattle WA fit that bill, and regardless of where things stand with me today - I will forever be grateful to him.