Maria,
I am so glad to hear that you're doing really well! congrats! I'm sure youre catching up on things that you were unable to do while you were in such excruitiating pain. I hope it lasts a long time!
Good luck with the bunion surgery. Is it painful? I hope not, and I hope it doesnt affect your back like it did the last time. what's an ESI? I hope you have a fast recovery, and that it doesnt take away from you living without back pain at the moment. When are you going in for that surgery?
No new updates for me.. basically the same thing. I need to contact Dr. Regan's office to find out when I can do the rhizotomy. My PT gave me a name of a great accupuncturist so I'm goign to start doing that. Figure I'd go to him the days that I'm not going to PT. Right now I'm just trying to focus on managing my pain so I can get through another semester. I just hope that I dont have to go through my entire law school education like this.. I know I can do it, but I really dont want to. But we dont always get what we want.
I'm looking into going to other doctors, neurosurgeons and other spine specialists, any recommendations? Considering that I'm going to have to have another major surgery in the near future, I would like to get second and third opinions on what I should do - fusion vs new procedure. Like I said in my last post I'm really afraid that if I do this new procedure I'll end up in the 5% bracket again, and I dont want to end up being a guinea pig. Do you know of anyone who had ADR and than ended up getting a fusion? Did they have problems with their surrounding discs?
Again, its great to hear that you're doing well! I hope it lasts for a while and make the best out of it! Take care. Hope you had a great superbowl weekend!
