#backupdate

After Thursday's workout, I could finally walk normal yesterday. No further agrevation to my lower back besides the continued sciatica. Went to the orthopaedic doctor Monday and he is sending me for another MRI. He said usually a herniated disk will either heal over 8-10 months after injury or be a constant cause of flare ups. Since I've had this same issue a few times in the last few years, his guess is the MRI will show the disk never fully healed and if that is confirmed he thinks it is a good idea to start talking to a surgeon about a diskectomy to remove the disk for a more permanent fix than injections. So now we wait for the MRI and results to decide on a path. -T

I got my cortisone shot last Wednesday. It was originally scheduled as a facet injection, but changed that morning to a full epidural steroid injection instead due to the nerve pain reaching the leg again. Sitting here on Sunday night and the back is still pretty sore. No real leg pain since Wednesday, but still not 100%. I have another injection appointment for the day before our vacation if I need it. Hopefully I don't... I'm going back to class at The Big Top tomorrow night after two weeks off due to traveling for work and last week I was helping a friend get his son ready for baseball season. I guess we will see how it feels after that. -T