Thank you very much, Chrain. As I've done more research, I've learned that some of what I read last night was not accurate in describing modern DOs. I'm glad you posted these corrections here, not only for me, but to properly inform anyone who might glance at this thread and be led astray with wrong ideas. This is PC, at its best.

This DO is hooking me up with PT (for sure), which my MD said would be the best thing for me . . . though he (the MD) seemed to keep failing at arranging the referral. I probably should be more grateful for help from wherever it comes. Had I known the guy was a DO, I wouldn't have even kept the appointment. So through kind of a comedy of errors, maybe something good will emerg. It was equally unfair for this practitioner to have had to talk to a client under a total misperception. He never misrepresented himself and probably thought I knew he was a DO. No one intended to mislead me. I can go to both my MD and the DO and see what helps. My MD hasn't done such a great job. It took him 5 months to get around to looking at my X-rays, which I assumed he had already done. His response, then, was to hook me up with Vicodin - which I absolutely love . . . perhaps to my peril. The DO walked in with the X-ray and MRI reports in his hand. Need to give credit where credit is due.

I am slow at accepting things unfamiliar to me. I may just challenge myself to try. Life is complicated and I don't want to be "splitting." Mining for wisdom involves digging through a certain amount of baloney no matter where the ore is. I remember when I didn't believe in psychiatry. (I'ld hate to think of my life without my antidepressant.)