and my disk between L4 and L5 is leaking and my disk in losing fluid.  Not particularly a good thing.  So the silver lining is that I am not crazy and my pain is real.  The bad news is that I have a ruptured disk.  So...

For now I am going to keep doing therapy and taking this Cosamin stuff that is suppsed the help.  If the pain is not better by my next appt, I will get traction 5x a week and an epidural shot of cotizone in my back. 
Whatchya gonna do?  I say take the family out for dinner, which is what we did.  Mussels Marinara and Fried Calamari... YUM!