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[scottobear]

Looks like that an epidural is the next step, after I get some blood work done.

Instead of surgery, they want to work with "managing" the problem, first...a shot of cortisone into the back whenever it causes problems. I need to research the side effects.

Meantime, the usual "back care" stuff... no heavy lifting, no improper bending or twisting.

A little tension after the diagnostics today... but otherwise, my back's doing fine these days. Still hitting the doc as more of a preemptive strike for the next one, now.

Time for me to bag my loot before tomorrow's gassing. :)

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[annalytical.livejournal.com]

Eek! Cortisone! Research that one well. I have a personal bias against that stuff.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yup, I'm being extra careful too... what's your bias?

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[annalytical.livejournal.com]

It's kinda nasty. When I was 7 I got this rare eye disease and that's one of the things they treated it with. Eye drops, pills and the occasionaly shot right in the eye. (yes, owch).
They didn't know as much about cortisone drugs then as they do now... for example: they didn't know that it's not wise to just stop taking them after being on a high dose of it. The withdrawals from that stuff is terrbile and add to that I was just a kid... yuck.
I was bloated, moody and hairy. I got a cataract on my right eye and was prone to severe depression (still am). When I was older (16) the disease seemed to calm down and eventually I was off the drugs. Another side effect has been Glaucoma in the treated eye. I've also got no vision in that eye but they insist it has nothing to do with the cortisone. I'll never know.
Let's just say that that drug ruined my childhood and until I wrote that I didn't realize I was still bitter ....

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yikes.... well, little wonder you got upset!

I hope you can work through that as best you can. *hugs*