I just returned from my physical therapy session where the therapist told me I should've been better by now. She doesn't understand why I'm not responding to the exercises. I am having still having the horrible pain wake me up at night.
She wants me to talk to the doctor next week about getting an epidural cortisone shot in my back. The doctor is doing the nerve conduction test Tuesday morning so I will talk to him about that then.
I am very nervous (not only about the shot itself) but about the possibility of having a reaction to it. My sister had a bad one to a cortisone shot last year----numbness and pain on one side of her body, including her face----for months. They thought she had MS!!!
At this point, I don't think I have a choice. I am sleeping less and less at night, and the pain is just as intense as when I started PT. When the nerve shoots up my back in the middle of the night, I have the hardest time even rolling over to get out of bed. The therapist wanted me to do the exercises when this happens. I told her I tried and it's impossible. My entire back feels locked and I can barely take the steps necessary to walk around the room!!!
The pyschiatrist I see for bipolar disorder said the cortison should be ok for me, but there's always a risk.
Sorry, but I just need to vent. I've cried so much that I can't cry amymore. I am so disappointed. I'm feel like I'm running out of options.
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