What plans do you have for the coming Weekend ?
#4121
Ouch. I hope they gave a supply of pain pills to go with. Are they talking about micro surgery?
#4122
Mike, I hope your pain will subside and will be back on your feet. Take good rest and do what the doctor tells you to do .
#4123
Thanks, Dave. That made me smile, which I needed. I am flat on my back today and possibly all weekend. A severe attack of sciatica yesterday featured some of the worst pain I can remember and standing or walking were completely out of the question. Sandy called 911 at my request. I had to be transferred to an ambulance using some kind of scoop thing they slid under me and then loaded it and me onto the gurney. X-rays show a degenerative disk and arthritis in my right hip...at least per the er doc who read the x-rays. I'm expecting an update once a radiologist has reviewed the study. Back on prednisone for five days which should help a bunch. Also getting a referral for PT. So no wild adventures this weekend.
#4124
Thanks, Dave. That made me smile, which I needed. I am flat on my back today and possibly all weekend. A severe attack of sciatica yesterday featured some of the worst pain I can remember and standing or walking were completely out of the question. Sandy called 911 at my request. I had to be transferred to an ambulance using some kind of scoop thing they slid under me and then loaded it and me onto the gurney. X-rays show a degenerative disk and arthritis in my right hip...at least per the er doc who read the x-rays. I'm expecting an update once a radiologist has reviewed the study. Back on prednisone for five days which should help a bunch. Also getting a referral for PT. So no wild adventures this weekend.
#4125
Preliminary diagnosis is just a degenerative disk. But a radiologist will review the study. I am supposed to follow up with my primary care doc this week and he may order additional imaging.
#4126
The S word has not come up yet.
#4127
Thanks for the well-wishes, everybody. I'm actually pretty comfortable this afternoon. I expect maybe some mild discomfort tonight but my evening Prednisone should keep the inflammation in check which minimizes pressure on the sciatic nerve. The key is not to do anything like I did to trigger the initial attack. Now if I only knew what that was!
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#4128
I know a couple people who have had versions of this done. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heal...bar-discectomy It really helped them out
#4129
Thanks for the well-wishes, everybody. I'm actually pretty comfortable this afternoon. I expect maybe some mild discomfort tonight but my evening Prednisone should keep the inflammation in check which minimizes pressure on the sciatic nerve. The key is not to do anything like I did to trigger the initial attack. Now if I only knew what that was!
#4130
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Memorable drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway today with my son as co-pilot. Bonus drive with a cruise to the top of Mt. Mitchell State Park - highest point east of the Rockies.
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