Minnie, Hey thanks for this! How DO you find the time and energy for this- no matter -I won't question a really good thing ![]() God must be using you is all. Ok, so got some interesting information and perspective and have decided to change some things. Thank you for your encouragement to keep looking, I think this will be a very good thing for me. I have an appointment with Dr. Delashaw at OHSU, I believe you were a patient there. Can you give me some insight? I will also attempt to look back at the posts and see if you have already responded to something like this- I can only imgine how many times you have been asked. I had a long and great conversation with Dr. Ludlum and a shorter on with Delashaw, but all queations were answered and I got that "feeling" I have been looking for. He was also highly reccomended by another notable east coast pit neurosurgeon, so that helped as well. Thanks again for your help M |