OP: Sounds like you were doing pretty good and then you took on all the work you did and the travel. Probably not the best decisions one could attempt.

I've dealt with problem back for over 60 yrs but am pretty smart about doing what to do and what not to do. I'm 81 and happy to be walking and do use a walker but overall very healthy. I also take a good amount of healing supplements. Hardly any pharma drugs.

No back surgeries here and once we elect any kind of surgery and even if it's not elective, we take our chances....no guarantees.

I've been through a couple messed up issues: one a botched hip repacement and some yrs later a staph infection in my knee that hospital team of doctors didn't "Find" for 2.5 months...I did not walk for about 3 months until the infection was found and cured....

I thought and even talked to attorneys and no chances on either case. One almost has to be dead or a lost limb or some very very horrid issue to get attorney to listen. To even think about a case.

Don't know if you are around here at this point but I just saw your post. C