Hi @betty1954, thank you for the private message. You are definitely too young at 66 to let the disease take over ☺. I'm 76 and not giving up either. I think you just have to take it a day at a time on those really bad days. Have you thought about Myofascial Release Therapy? Here is a link to the discussion - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/. I am still planning on locating a therapist that is proficient in MFR and nearby sometime next year to see if that helps my back problems.