Well, I'm back in Roswell, GA after a week at the Mayo Clinic outpatient. But while I was here, there were so many surfers. This father took his daughter out to the shallow waters to just watch the board float, and the joy on her face was precious. I'll post more. I have lots of things to do at the moment, including going back to work right away. Sigh. My mother came down for my last appointments, and it was nice to walk on the beach with her.
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The prognosis (and many thanks for your interest and good thoughts):
3 back problems--1)L4-L5 Facet inflammation and asymmetry (causing pain in back) 2) S1 L5 Annular Tear (a disk tear that was probably the cause of my back incident last year--was on MRI, but not noticed until now--sigh), and 3) SI Joints are both inflamed
Will start with an injection to Fasets, then an injection to SI Joints. If those relieve the pain, we can hopefully rule out the tear in disc being bad. If not, I have to look at another procedure that is VERY painful and only the last option if we can't get the pain under control.
New PT on the horizon too, but that looks very doable given my current swimming and ongoing home PT I do daily.
Not looking forward to back injections, but willing to try them with PT.
So there we are! Thanks again for looking and commenting. I'll have more to post--just haven't had time to get photos up. xoxo
I think swimming must create the strongest back and shoulder muscles so PT working gently on the right place will work! I'm in that category but not nearly as bad as you are!
Please be sure to tell us your prognosis when you find out!
The prognosis (and many thanks for your interest and good thoughts):
3 back problems--1)L4-L5 Facet inflammation and asymmetry (causing pain in back) 2) S1 L5 Annular Tear (a disk tear that was probably the cause of my back incident last year--was on MRI, but not noticed until now--sigh), and 3) SI Joints are both inflamed
Will start with an injection to Fasets, then an injection to SI Joints. If those relieve the pain, we can hopefully rule out the tear in disc being bad. If not, I have to look at another procedure that is VERY painful and only the last option if we can't get the pain under control.
New PT on the horizon too, but that looks very doable given my current swimming and ongoing home PT I do daily.
Not looking forward to back injections, but willing to try them with PT.
So there we are! Thanks again for looking and commenting. I'll have more to post--just haven't had time to get photos up. xoxo