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As you know, I had a discectomy on June 20th. I had a couple of minor complications, but things seemed successful.
Within the first two weeks, however, the pain came back with a vengeance. Pain medication quickly had no effect. I started receiving regular epidural injections. Every two weeks. At some appointments, two at a time. No effect.
With every passing day, my mobility worsened. I started collapsing like I had before. I'm at a point now where I cannot walk without a cane. My spinal surgeon scheduled another set of surgeries for later this month. He had me complete an MRI last week to get an idea of what we were looking at. I had a chance to take a look at them yesterday morning. What I saw was so much worse than what anyone could have imagined.
As you know, I had a discectomy on June 20th. I had a couple of minor complications, but things seemed successful.
Within the first two weeks, however, the pain came back with a vengeance. Pain medication quickly had no effect. I started receiving regular epidural injections. Every two weeks. At some appointments, two at a time. No effect.
With every passing day, my mobility worsened. I started collapsing like I had before. I'm at a point now where I cannot walk without a cane. My spinal surgeon scheduled another set of surgeries for later this month. He had me complete an MRI last week to get an idea of what we were looking at. I had a chance to take a look at them yesterday morning. What I saw was so much worse than what anyone could have imagined.
