thanks for all of your suggestions.. it seems as if i wanna see a new doctor i will be traveling atleast 6 hours away! right now my doctor is almost 2 hours away! kinda crazy. i have an appointment with dr. schwartzman in philadelphia NEXT AUGUST!! even his coworker (some german doctor) is booked so far in advance. my doctor only did one nerve block and it didnt work. he said there was no need to do any others because if it didnt work once, then it wouldnt work any other time.. so who knows. he mentioned an epidural catheter but never brought it up again. maybe he forgot? im wondering if that would help me and if i should suggest it at my next appointment. what do you all think? im afraid to suggest things to him because i dont want him to get upset. he said the catheter would allow me to do physical therapy because right now i can hardly walk let alone work my leg out!