Hi Susan and welcome,
On this forum you'll find compassion along with ideas and answers. However, what Mark did not tell you is how he helped many fellow spineys. GPN does facilitate consultations with your choice of doctors, both here in the US and overseas... but what he didn't say and what many of us have found, is that he brings sanity with his services. I don't mean to sound like a one girl commercial for Mark but I really don't think I would have found the solution I needed nor would I have managed to pull it off without his help. Yes, he does charge for his services but for many of us, it's the best investment in our backs.
Instead of fighting alone, he's right along side of you, reassuring and comforting while you're pulling your hair out and running around like a chicken. At least that's this girl's opinion. You've nothing to lose by calling him and you owe it to yourself to at least consider him, so just do it and see if it leads anywhere.
www.globalpatientnetwork.com
Good luck, Dale