I talked to my doctor today.. He doesnt want to go the pain managment route just yet. He wanted me to see a physiologist (sp) first. To see if there are any other reasons that I am having this pain and other tests that I may need to do. I am not looking forward to this. But will do what I have to to get this under control. Its making me too sedentary for my own good. He prescribed another heart med for me and a different pain killer. He also wants me to find a diet I am comfortable with and will stick with . So now I am in search of what to do about that. He prefers Weight Watchers. But I've done that and its ok.. but still hard to keep up with all the journaling. And the journaling is what really helps you . I am so limited by what I can do exercise wise with the back problems righ tnow. That scares me too. I may start a new thread on suggesting diets. The thing that realy scared me is my brother in law having a heart attack a month ago. I dont want to be like him and have that happen. So I know I want a heart healthy diet. My husband is going to hate this! I can hear the wrath of him coming down now lol. Ohhh boy.