You have no idea (or maybe you do) how good it feels to have some support from people who are also living with this!

At the risk of being thought of as a nutcase, I took time to type up a summary of my problems, including onset, location and quality of pain, etc. (this way, I don't have that deer-in-the-headlights feeling when I go in there). I have made up my mind that I will go over this with the doc. If nothing else, it will help me to determine if he is willing to meet me halfway and if I'm being taken seriously. That's all I'm hoping for at this point.

You had a good idea about taking someone with me. I persuaded my husband to take a half day off work to come with.

My appointment is tomorrow morning. I'll keep you posted.

Ciao!