Hey Eric, I have a new found respect for you from reading the bike ride post.

I can take Klonopin and Hydrocodone, sleep hard for maybe 2 to 3 hours, up watching TV for 2 to 3 hours, hit with waves of exhaustion and back to bed for a couple of hours. That's the closest I come to a sleep/wake routine.

I can feel pretty good but only for a couple of hours, if the previous circumstances are right. I can feel pretty good, go to dinner at TGI Fridays and have to seriously crash from total exhaustion once we get home.

Bad news guys! Evidently I've progressed to the point my PCP feels I've exceeded his area of quality treatment. He called my wife at work last Monday morning at 7:45 AM and discussed sending me to a pain management clinic. He feels I may be able to have fewer meds (15 Rx'd now) and a higher comfort level with their help. So, I'm in the process having records faxed, pre-appoint evals by the doctors to determine if there is any further treatment they may provide, short of knocking me out and/or stupor all the time.

We will see. Many times the pain is so bad it brings tears to my eyes, but what can you do but deal with it?