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Your “one little black cloud last week” reminds me of a blowout we had on our trip north last year. We just left Spokane, hadn't driven more than 10 miles and the R front tire had a blowout.

Unloaded suitcases, etc. to get to the jack and lower the spare from under the car (evil SUV). I no sooner got the car jacked up and a guy from the Washington State Highways Dept. stopped and finished changing the tire for us and got us on our way to a tire store.

I'm sitting and laying around waiting for a call from a neurosurgeon up in Sacramento for an appt to schedule another back surgery. I blew out another disk in April and the symptoms are getting worse as time progresses. I seem to be the life of the party when my leg collapses and I find myself on the floor. The dogs like it when I get down to their level. :)

Except for the tire incident, our trip was perfect!! I’m so happy that we didn’t stop in the dessert with a flat. It is great that the guy from the Washington State Highway Dept helped you.

Good luck with the back surgery. Let us know when you are scheduled. Take care of that back; don’t do more damage to it while you wait.

I blew out another disk in April and the symptoms are getting worse as time progresses.

Hi, Diver! I spied your moniker, figured I'd shout a quick hello and ask how you're doing.
Never mind, I just read your post. Dang, I sure wish something could be done to help your back permanently.

I seem to be the life of the party when my leg collapses and I find myself on the floor. The dogs like it when I get down to their level. :)

LOL! Love your sense of humor!

Dave, I am sorry you are having problems with your back. I can sympathize 100 percent. I have been in the worst pain for a long time now. Had one hip hurting for a long time. It just became worse and worse. Told my doctor I was afraid it might break (I have heard of that) so he sent me to an Orthopedist about 7 weeks ago. That doctor does x-rays there at his clinic. His assistant took the x-rays and he put them on a screen and showed me that my hips looked fine but he showed me at the bottom of the spine, where the vertebrae (or whatever it was, was slanted down on that side and he said it was causing sciatica pain.

He sent me for physical therapy twice a week for 4 weeks and I truly think it made things worse (in my case). I was on my way back to the Orthopedist for my month visit. Was sitting at a traffic light with my foot on the break and a lady in a pick-up truck rear-ended me and totaled my car and almost totaled me. I would have went through the windshield had I not had my seatbelt on! But the seatbelt did hurt me in several places. The lady was charged of course and got a ticket and is responsible for my expenses.

Finally made it back to the Orthopedist this past Friday and will get an MRI this week. I don't know how bad you hurt but this is the worst thing I can remember! They tried several pain medications on me and nothing killed the pain. Finally last week, they gave me Lor-tab and we know they don't like to give that but I told them I couldn't take the pain any longer. Sorry this is long but its the only way I could explain it fully.

I have a tire story too, from driving the rental cars for several weeks. Will explain that later! Good Luck Dave!