What a pain in the neck! I had three discs replaced on my birthday … CRAZY! I was down in Mexico, woke up the morning I was going to photograph Chichen Itza, and couldn't even hold my spoon steady at breakfast - Pinched nerve. And the next day? Havana, Cuba. Are you kidding me? I took the battery grip off my camera, took one lens … And made sure the VR was on! I no longer have to wear the brace … I go back to the doctor the end of the month, then I'm out of here! Way too much time on the couch!