@windyshores

Thanks for sharing who you've seen for your spine issues. And for explaining that orthopedists are not surgeons. I can see where a surgeon wouldn't have much desire to talk to someone not ready for surgery. I'd like to find someone who, if it's determined I don't need surgery, can help guide me in what I can do to improve the situation or at least stop or help stop it from getting worse. I've read people saying they've done things that helped them like physical therapy and other therapies.

I agree about PTs. I have a good one who will review xrays and will review the MRI results once I get it done. I have an appointment in mid-September. Soonest I could get in. By that time maybe I can find a doctor who I'm comfortable with who I can schedule an appointment with so I can be ready when the results come in.

I can't remember if you told me whether you've had an MRI.

I took the prednisone this morning and honestly don't feel much different. Maybe it takes a couple days to work? Or maybe it's not even the right thing for this. I also think that since I've known how serious this could be I've been so hyper focused on it that maybe the tension from that is also causing me to have pain. I wasn't having this pain in my neck area until I tried a cervical pillow a couple weeks ago. I stopped using it a few days ago but the pain hasn't gone yet. So maddening.