thanks to all of you. I am 99% of the time very good at hiding my pain.(chewing gum is a real staple in that plus it keeps the mouth wet as I'm sure you all know some of these drugs give you dry mouth) this last time it cam up quick and hard giving me no time to adjust my mental status to the pain. Still the pain levels are up there and my feet are blocks of ice while the legs burn, plus the back issues are worse now. I think this is the first time when my whole fan(wife and kids) had to pull me off the floor. I knew the right thing still was not the er. hours of drs doing nothing not what we needed. My big problem is my wife has to front all of MY FAMILIES B.S. I know how to ignore them but she takes it all to heart. I tell them I know my body better then any one else but they still think they know better. For almost 20 years my wife and I have been together and I have always been the muffler for them to her. It is really shocking to her to see what they are all really like. (controlling) and I know nothing. Just wish I could still buffer her from them(lol) its always the inlays right..well thanx for listening (visually of course) I truly hope you all find the sunshine in your own personal storms. god speed