Getting Surgery For Anxiety Producing Pain

[James B.]

Lo and behold a CT scan and such diagnosed severe arthritis, two protruding dics, etc. Amazes me my tolerance to pain...CM

Thanks very much for this post, CM. Arthritis and the over-use I subjected my body to are very much on my mind these days. My low-invasive surgery was really a complete success, and the titanium "pivots" used to fix the stenosis have seemingly improved my lumbar. It's strong, still flexible. If sciatica is an issue, I urge everyone to consider getting an MRI and talking to an experienced neurosurgeon. The main reason being that the sciatica (from the bulge in my disks) did a lot of damage to my leg muscles, resulting in myofascial adhesions; Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and the atrophy resulted in tendonitis of the groin.

I guess it'll take a year to correct this. Am working the muscle adhesions with 6"x36" and 6"x18" foam rollers, but it's hard, about 9 out of 10 on the pain scale. I am so terribly saddened by the damage done to my body from all the anxiety driven over-use I put it though. It is a very painful realization for me. Glad you are enjoying the swimming, water is good for me too.

 

[NIKI]

Hi James, I'm so glad your surgery went so well and you are feeling so much better physically! It made me happy to read that.

NIKI