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Well, I have a diagnosis. And it\u2019s probably a very good thing I\u2019m not at this moment standing in some dusty Indian village holding my luggage. The MRI reveals a multitude of sins, featuring a bilateral disc herniation, another herniation and as my doc so delicately puts it \u201cmultiple levels of disc wear and tear.\u201d Turns out the Buddha was right once again, everything composed of parts does indeed come apart. I don\u2019t yet know what my treatment plan is going to be, but I\u2019m already set up for some consultations when we get back from Los Angeles. While not the happiest of things, I find it vastly better to know what it is I\u2019m dealing with than just debilitating pain following it\u2019s own mysterious arc.<\/div>\n

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