gram,
expect to get a lot of messages in your pm mail. mine included! i have my first pain management appointment today (nervous!) and if it doesn't go well expect to hear from me today!

trelaina,
i agree and thank you! it's strange how information can be both enlightening and disheartening at the same time! i hope you are able to find someone who can take care of you. you deserve no less than that! and that goes for you too, sasi, and everyone else mistreated by those who swear by the "hypocritic" oath.

and, um, pjoseph,
ARE NOT ! XP