Naja...sorry to here about you losing your job. I do believe if the doctors can't come up with something besides narcotics to keep the pain to tolerable levels, then I will lose my job. My company has bad enough. I think the short term disability is their last attempt to make it look like they are helping. If that happens, then I will go collect unemployment til we can figure out what the next step will be. One day, one bridge at a time. Also, I don't eat alot of red meat...still haven't found the trigger per say. I do have an idea that it is my Dr Pepper, bread, pasta, and anything else that produces simply sugars. Good luck to you. I've looked a little bit for a support group in my area, but have not found one yet. I will keep looking. Good Luck to you. to all of us.