Half Cow Half Boy What a Hoot!
Your humble honesty and inborn sense of humor is what's gonna be yer savin grace there partner!

AND I think you cut yourself a bit short sometimes!....

I think you are 'smarter' than u give yourself credit for Dogz!!
When I joined this board 6 months ago, I thought B12 was some sort of off-brand shot gun.......
You've got a pretty darn good grasp on alot of this stuff, so, give credit where credit is due.......
As far as the 'Spinal intimidation'......it's no big deal......
Our Spinal Column is divided into 4 segments.....from top to bottom:
1) Cervical 2) Thoracic 3) Lumbar 4) Sacral

So, when you hear someone talk in terms of spinal issues, there's yer ticket.
So when I said my issues are in the Lumbar spine, that's the lower back basically and the nerves in that region of the spine are the ones that control the lower extremeties.....thus my bilateral (both) leg pain .
You probably already know this and are sitting there with a smart@$$ grin on your face watchin me make an idiot of myself acting like I know something

Yes, and you've received a plethera of vital info all at once. This is a fine example of how much people care here!! Don't be intimidated by it......get a nice big ol' notebook, take notes and B4 you know it you will realize that you've become your very own Pain Management Specialist!!

I put myself thru medical school simply by investing in a $4.99 paperback Merck Manual.....
No, but really. Unless you've got $ falling out of your pockets, IMO the best way to get a GOOD understanding of what we are battling, is to keep a journal and notes, take to heart what folks share here, jot things down, absorb the info that works/pertains to you, put aside the info that doesn't.....
Otherwise, take the $ that is falling out of your pockets and go see every Dr you can find and go in a HUGE circle of confusion and frustration...... and you'll eventually end up right back here. Only with no money left. Well....in reality, you're gonna want to end up with SOMEbody with a medical degree at some point.....but there are ways to avoid wasting $ on those who don't have your best interests at heart.
I have faith you're gonna end up in good hands

AND
Absolutely! I'm SO glad you started your own thread. That was the smart thing to do! Your story has many facets to it and a lot of others will learn from your testimony.......so yes, my friend....I'm glad you didn't tag your first post on the end of some other thread......

So glad you've joined this 'club'.... as you put it