06-04-08 – 2nd epidural injection today

I had my 2nd epidural injection this morning. This time, I didn’t have to wait as long as last time. They must not have been as busy today. I think the first one may have partially helped, but I’m not sure. The pain I’ve been having recently is almost exclusively concentrated [...]

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05-20-08

I had a better day today.  I was bummed out last night and this morning about breaking down last night and eating snacks that were supposed to be doled out for work.  I think I have just enough left to make it through this week.  I have felt gradually better throughout the day today.  I [...]

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05-19-08

Overall, this has been a really good week.  I was a good boy every day except today.  Today started with an allowed treat.  Since I had been good all week, I treated myself to a diner breakfast this morning.  For the record, I had a mushroom combination omelette, toast and hash browns.  The idea was [...]

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05-14-08

As I said in an earlier post, I had my first epidural injection today for the spondylolysis.  I was at work and didn’t have time to give any of the details.  The procedure itself was easy.  My appointment was at 9:15, but I was told to arrive at 8:45, which I did.  I got called [...]

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Epidural injection

I got my first epidural injection this morning.  The only pain I felt was when the doctor injected the local anesthetic.  When he injected the steroids, I just felt a little pressure, but no pain.  It was a piece of cake.  He said it can take up to a week for the pain relief to [...]

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04-22-08 – Results of CT Scan

I had a CT Scan of my lower spine today, and here is the report -
CT SCAN OF THE LUMBAR SPINE:
2.5 mm axial images were obtained from the lower T12 to the sacrum.  Thin section 2D sagittal and axial images were reconstructed.  The axial and 2D images show the lumbar vertebral heights to be normally [...]

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