MARCIA CHESTNUT
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        WHAT HAS YOUR AGE HAVE TO DO WITH WHAT THE DOCTOR CAN DO TO BETTER YOUR CONDITION?  ARE YOU IN A LOT OF PAIN.  BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS YOU AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE EPIDURALS ALSO AND I AM STILL IN PAIN.  MY PAIN HAS MOVED FROM MY BACK AND IN IN MY HIP AND DOWN MY LEG.  I DO NOT OPT FOR AN OPERATION I THNIK THAT I AM GOING TO TAKE IT EASY AND WAIT FOR THE PAIN TO SUBSIDE.