Jack, I'm working with a specialist now and he seems to be the go to guy for this sort of thing in my neck of the woods. I can't believe this, and I'm knocking on every piece of wood I see, but the past couple of days the pain has really become, well...almost livable. I still have the numb leg though so there is still an issue. I'm scheduled for the injection next Monday so we will have to see what that does. I will keep the laser thing in mind though and ask him about it.