Bed Rest

I just got back from the Dr. and while the thoughts of said visit are still fresh in my mind I decided to jot them down.

I am going on six weeks now with the same issue. I decided to go back to the Dr. because my pain pills haven't been working as well as they used to. Ever since starting physical therapy I feel as though I am progressively getting worse. It's a concern for me when I literally can't walk more than a few steps.

The Dr. said that he doesn't think it was a good idea for my previous Dr. to put me in physical therapy so soon. His thoughts behind that were that my sciatic nerve didn't have enough of a chance to lower the swelling, therefor the therapy inflamed the nerve. Thanks Kaiser.

I have been put on bed rest, or better yet, couch rest for the next five days. I have also been put back on steroids for the next 20 days. Steroids and I have a love/hate relationship I love that they make me feel better, HATE that they make you gain weight. The combination of gaining weight, not being able to exercise and having a massive appetite aren't a good mix for a girl. C'est la vie, right?

On the bright side, he says that surgery is no where in my near future. He says if I have surgery I am looking having chronic back pain the rest of my life. That at this point I need to rest, and work through it with steroids, and then rehab once my swelling goes down.