Going to the doctor 8 hours away.

So, I've been in excruciating back pain since Friday night. I'm on 3 painkillers/muscle relaxers and they're barely helping. And if I don't take them right at the specific intervals, they wear off and the pain is so bad I want to cry.

So yeah, my scoliosis/spine doctor at Shriner's Hospital in SC wants to see me. An 8 hour car ride is probably NOT going to help my predicament, wouldn't you agree? *sigh*