Well....try and try again.

Hello friends. I had my meeting with a surgeon and he says that because of the location of the hernis it would require basically removing the right side of my ribcage to get to them. The hernias are located between my liver and kydneys on the wall the separates the organs. On top of that, he said he doesn't believe it's the hernias are the main cause of the pain. He did say they are there, but aren't the cause. He feels very confident that it is some slipped, squooshed or moved discs just above my lumbar region in my spine. So, it's back to the MRI machine for me. I've had alot of those things in the last 20 months and it's getting really frustrating to say the least. He explained that there are nerves that run from discs that go down my side and then across my lower abdomen to my groin. All of the locations are where I've had pain all this time. Then I told him I was an upright bassist and he asked me to show him the posture when I play. I did, and that convinced hime even more that's it's a disc problem. So, the MRI on Wednesday should tell more of what is going on. I really really hope it does and that we've finally come to an answer about the pain. So, that's the latest info. I'll let y'all know how the MRI turns out as soon as I know. Take care everybody, and thanks for checking in. Chris