Well, once again my hopes of finding an answer to my sudden increase in pain have been dashed. The much-awaited MRI apparently did not reveal any suspicious characters hiding in the wings. Two docs looked at it it. This week I had an EMG as proposed by my new pain doc who had given me another glimmer of hope. That was also dashed to bits when the EMG did not reveal anything monumental except that I have some neuropathy. Big surprise! The EMG doc suggested an epidural. Ha, ha! I have had more epidurals than I can count! To add the cherry to the mess, my tele visit with the doc I saw last week was canceled. Now, I am scheduled for a followup visit with the EMG doc in THREE WEEKS! So, three more weeks of enduring this crippling pain. I am going to be emailing the original doc to see if it is possible to reschedule the tele visit. Oh, happy day! Between my bloodwork, EMG, and MRI, I should be healthy as a horse...NOT!