Friday, April 11, 2014

I Cancelled my Back Surgery

I had a fusion scheduled for May 19th.  I cancelled it.  The physical therapy and swimming have reduced the pain in the back to a much lower level.  It still hurts, but I can handle it.  Now I have a new pain in what I think is my left sacroiliac joint.  It could be tailbone pain.  It's hard to tell, but I'm 80% sure it's the sacroiliac.  I would bet I have arthritis there too.  So, I'll see the local pain doctor this coming week and see what he suggests...maybe a cortical-steroid shot would help. We'll see.