cool - someone missed me.  
 
I've really been sidelined with back issues... I finally got into the back surgeon, and we did the MRI yesterday.  He's bringing me back in this Friday for a pair of cortisone epidural injections to see if that'll help, but he pretty much thinks we are looking at surgery.
In the mean time, I can't sit or stand for any length of time.  And it doesn't help to lay down.  I'm not using opioid meds so that if I do require surgery, they'll be more effective.  But it pretty much sucks right now.
Lane