Thanks BMW. If you like Rush, You should really check out the Tragically Hip. Way better than Rush. They have to be the greatest Canadian band to never make it globally. They're unbelievably talented.

I'm happy to say that I've had nearly two weeks of normalcy. I figure the drugs have finally kicked in and except for the few jabs of pain in the morning and the odd one here and there, I'm pain free

I had my MRI last Saturday, 2 am, but it is just to rule out a tumour. I doubt it will have any diagnostic value as far as nerve compression goes, but its a start.

I still hope to get things figured out though, I'm not satisfied to just be pain free and not figure out the actual cause of the original pain in my case;

Thanks to all you who have come before, we know better; we don't need to be satisfied with controlling the symptoms as we can strive for a cause and a cure, yes? Yes.