Question: I have been out of work since last XXXXXXX I find myself having to fight to prove my inability to work all the time. I have a hard time getting a doctor to stand behind me because there are many issues. Have Degenerative Disc Disease, Laminectomy without fusion in 2000 c3 - c7. Sleep apnea with excessive daytime fatigue, using cpap for 8 yrs. pain meds (tramadol, lyrica advil Tylenol oral gabapentin, topiramate, topical cream made with compound gabapentin, lidicaine, and other) tens machine, injections (kenalog 40) and modafinal to stay awake which is not affective (600 mg/day). I am losing ability to concentrate, drive (mind wants to shut down and eyes close after about 30 minutes - very hard to fight it off) and have a decent life. Every where I go is a dead end. Trying to define the attached reports so I can file for ssii disability myself. When I ask lawyer they just send forms. I need advise. Because of previous surgery no one else wants to do that again and no one else has recommended physical therapy - just pain management. Have been to neurologist, pulmonologist, therapist (Mental health), pain management, Rheumatologist told me I did not have RA and was dismissive but I believe these reports say I have osteoarthritis which I would not doubt. Also have migraines and an episode last year I thought was a TIA. Went to hospital to check out and they called it a complex migraine. Happened after injection. Also after last injection I started to have tremors in my hands and stutter. After 3 months this has started to subside. I do not want anymore injections.

I would like suggestions as to what route I can take medically to get good answers and a layman's definition (but detailed) of the attached reports. The neurologists just said I was fine. When I had the surgery in 2000 the surgeon said I have the back of a 90 year old with spurs everywhere and that was 15 years ago. He has passed away now so I can not go back to him. In fact he retired right after working on me. My neurologist said there is no such thing as spurs - they are arthritis. I am so tired of all the nonsense. Can you help me make sense and find direction? My general PA tries but she is so sad she can not help me any further.