btm said:

Well, I saw my gp yesterday. He acknowledged my pain, and said it’s entirely consistent with the scan results. I asked to be referred to a pain specialist, but he said he would prefer to send me to an osteopathic surgeon — but not yet. Instead, after noting that I don’t want to take more drugs, he prescribed more drugs for me. So now I take 5 pills in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 6 at night. And I’m still in a lot of pain.

He doesn’t sound terribly useful.