I faxed an update to my doctor today. I went mostly like this...
Dear Doctor and staff,
I’m sorry I’ve been delinquent in reporting my progress following the last set of facet injections. I suppose that is normally good news for you, as it is in my case.
In the days following the procedure, I steadily improved. Day 4 and 5 brought a huge setback, but that was because of increased activity. After the big setback, I began several weeks of slow, steady improvement.
I’m still doing so much better than I was in December. My pain levels are often similar to what I was experiencing, but this is coming with substantially increased activity levels. Also, I’m experimenting with reducing my medications. It is time for a new prescription. If the doctor recommends, I would consider cutting back.
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It's wonderful to be posting good news.
I'm still far from OK, but I'm sooooooo much better than I was and seemingly, still improving. Getting snippet of time when I feel happy and close to normal is WONDERFUL. I'm still taking substantial meds, but as I told the doc above... starting to taper a little has been going OK.
YAHOOO.
Mark
PS... it's raining now, but after the storms pass... anyone up for some skydiving?
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