Thanks, All. I will say that Physical Therapy has helped a LOT, it did what drugs and doctors could not do. But fact remains, I must take several actions to protect my back and get back to "normal":

1 Hydration - two docs have told me it is important.
2 Loose weight - yea, and I've lost 15 pounds since Thanksgiving, mostly cause I went 18 days with no desire to eat.
3 POSTURE - this is the reason to sell the car, I must continually and habitually work on maintaining correct posture.
4 Find a pool and swim three times a week.

I plan to fly into Eureka SPrings next year. I'll help with activities and maybe go swimming and window shopping while everyone is on the road.