07-08-2022, 05:36 AM
So sorry to read this. I hope you recover. Arthritis is a bitch. It’s my bitch too.
My MRI results are in - there has been significant degradation in my cervical stenosis. I’m being referred to a spine clinic.
I was diagnosed with arthritis in 2008 and have been down this road. There’s no cure - no easy fix. I tried all manner of remedies - a parade of different Rx protocols, PT, acupuncture, chiropractics, herbal supplements, yoga, adjustments To my workspace ergonomics. a few quack cures… I was on top of it with my qigong regimen but I confess I’ve been slack in recent months. This time, the pain is far worse. There may be a surgical option but that’s extreme - spinal surgery on my neck? There’s risk. Significant risk.
Im not confident in the diagnosis. The onset has been so extreme and the pain is like nothing I went through before (and that was bad). Im getting back on my previous regimens and have an appointment with my old chiro next week in Palo. She’s fantastic but it’s now a long journey to get to her.
In two weeks, my summer rollercoaster starts - SDCC > backpacking > OSL > backpacking - I may have to bail on a lot of this. I may have to bail on all of it.
I felt good at Thor. The trip to SF wasn’t too bad, only the last leg home got rough. I had a decent Kung Fu session last night, only an hour but I recited my empty hand forms (slowly and mindfully), my staff forms, and sun taiji. I broke a decent sweat, partially because it was hot beach weather.
My current mindset is to devote all power to the shields - redouble my efforts on what has worked previously and hope for the best. I don’t have much of a choice. The pain is intolerable. I can’t make it without meds. I need a dose every 3-6 hours and I have to balance the side effects (heartburn and nausea - the constipation hasn’t hit yet because my diet had been mostly veg lately).
I haven’t accepted this yet - still angry and depressed. Not denying and I know there’s nothing to bargain here. Maybe there’s a tiny hold out that there’s another factor but that remains to be seen.
My MRI results are in - there has been significant degradation in my cervical stenosis. I’m being referred to a spine clinic.
I was diagnosed with arthritis in 2008 and have been down this road. There’s no cure - no easy fix. I tried all manner of remedies - a parade of different Rx protocols, PT, acupuncture, chiropractics, herbal supplements, yoga, adjustments To my workspace ergonomics. a few quack cures… I was on top of it with my qigong regimen but I confess I’ve been slack in recent months. This time, the pain is far worse. There may be a surgical option but that’s extreme - spinal surgery on my neck? There’s risk. Significant risk.
Im not confident in the diagnosis. The onset has been so extreme and the pain is like nothing I went through before (and that was bad). Im getting back on my previous regimens and have an appointment with my old chiro next week in Palo. She’s fantastic but it’s now a long journey to get to her.
In two weeks, my summer rollercoaster starts - SDCC > backpacking > OSL > backpacking - I may have to bail on a lot of this. I may have to bail on all of it.
I felt good at Thor. The trip to SF wasn’t too bad, only the last leg home got rough. I had a decent Kung Fu session last night, only an hour but I recited my empty hand forms (slowly and mindfully), my staff forms, and sun taiji. I broke a decent sweat, partially because it was hot beach weather.
My current mindset is to devote all power to the shields - redouble my efforts on what has worked previously and hope for the best. I don’t have much of a choice. The pain is intolerable. I can’t make it without meds. I need a dose every 3-6 hours and I have to balance the side effects (heartburn and nausea - the constipation hasn’t hit yet because my diet had been mostly veg lately).
I haven’t accepted this yet - still angry and depressed. Not denying and I know there’s nothing to bargain here. Maybe there’s a tiny hold out that there’s another factor but that remains to be seen.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse