Well, I am back from a week vacation. I headed north and while I was away I made an appointment at a small hospital in a college town surrounded by gorgeous mountains , blue skies and puffy clouds. I left the busy city Doctors and met with a pain specialist at this hospital. My cousin went with me. I have no sisters and she is the closest in my heart to one. The nurse complimented us on looking related. I was thrilled.
My goal was to get a second opinion about my pain, what meds could I be taking? My hope was perhaps there were better combinations than what I was doing now. And a discusssion of what the future would hold. The intake exam was the most thorough I had ever had. I was asked to walk straight lines and balence on one leg.
She asked " when I put on my sock standing on one leg, did it hurt?" I was bewildered.She was a young thing and probabaly looked like the young lady above picture. I , on the other hand was sure that I would look like this poor charcter on the floor if I tried to put a sock on standing up.I do not think I have put on my socks standing up for 10 years, pain or no pain. But I digress.
" I see that you have an annular tear" She said. "But I dont' think that is causing your pain. I think it is in your SI joint. "
"What every is that ?" my cousin and I asked?
Tried to put on sock standing up this AM -- craziness!! I'd fall and hurt my back (or SI joint)!
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