Hi I am a newbie to this site - In Feb. 05 I had lumbar fusion on L5-S1 and Microdisk - L3-4 - I did ok until April of 08 when I started having problems with my left leg and foot - ended up having lumbar laminectomy on L3-4 - L4-5 - well, it is now March of 2010 and I am having some more issues with my left leg and foot - I am in process of getting orthodics but foot Dr. says he believes it might be from my back again - Before my surgeries I had MRI's, Myelogram, Nerve test done on my leg, physical therapy - you name it I had it done - In the meantime I had lost my job and my insurance - I just started new job and am currently paying for my own health insurance - Unfortunately, since my back was a preexisting condition they will not cover anything until 12 months of having this insurance and that won't be til October of 2010 - I am currently back on Neuroton for the nerves and am taking Tylenol arthritis (I do have degenerative disease also)- I was active with exercise but that now just aggravates the condition - was wondering if anyone knows of another alternative to help and something that would not be costly because I cannot afford to even get tests done nor do I want to have another surgery done.

Thanks so much for your time and maybe someone out there can give me some other ideas.

lincan