The State of My Backbone
I've been having chronic back trouble for the past year or so. I'll spare you all the gory details, but basically I've been through a string of treatments and therapies, and ultimately was completely misdiagnosed by the first orthopedist I consulted with. A few weeks ago, I changed doctors, and miracle of miracles, he actually took some time to go over the MRI that the first doctor sort of waved under my nose. He showed me exactly why the initial diagnosis was wrong, and what was really going on. The upshot was that on Monday, I had an epidural to try to calm down the nerve irritation that we think is the problem. It wasn't the most pleasant experience, but I'm fairly optimistic this will make a huge difference. I can get up after sitting for more than ten minutes, and straighten all the way up. I had to stay flat on my back all day Monday after the procedure, and I took yesterday off to be safe. I took the opportunity to write lyrics for a couple of the songs we're planning for the next album. For those keeping score at home, the titles are "A Perfect Moment" and "Divide by Zero".