Thank you all for taking the time to help me out. I am trying to lessen the weight on my hands as I have arthritis, carpel tunnel, nerve damage from a fall down stairs resulting in a bone chip in the elbow and the general wear and tear of 47 years of plumbing work. I have slid my seat back about half an inch and rode that. It felt better. I then decided to try to remove the 30* rise stem and reinstall the stock stem. It felt good for a ride around the block I think the 30* stem will be going back on.
Thank you all again, Frank.