Speaking of cures, as I was somewhere else… I will going in to the 'Pain Factory' around 9 this morning for an epidural steroid injection. This will place some cortisone around the irritated nerves passing through the spine at the juncture of vertebrae's L5 and S1. Not a cure. Not even close. But it will (hopefully) alleviate the pain for about a week. And it will also further define the irritated nerves; it's really more of a diagnostic procedure this time since the RF Ablation procedure didn't work as hoped for and the doctor wants to pinpoint the nerve if possible.
Then it will be time to move on to another 'specialist', a physiatrist this time. And I suppose I will have to wait 6 weeks for an appointment. That seems to be the medical standard these days. From tonsils to toenails…it's always 6 weeks.
And… if the epidural does give me some relief, I'm going to be watching the Wii Fit statistics to see how much it really does help. I've been watching the decline in stability/core strength for the past month and I would dearly love to get back on the scoreboard with some of my exercises. (Wii Fit only keeps the top 10 scores)
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