Well, my immediate impression is that the epidural shots have helped me. My sciatica is not noticeable this morning--we'll see about later on--and I seem to have greater flexibility. My knees are not giving out. The procedure was very out-patient like. Your own space to disrobe, vitals, visit from the doc, interminable waiting, the procedure, back to your space for stabilization, and then out of there. In at 2:30 out at 4:00 with apologies for the wait. Procedure maybe 15 min total. The procedure has allowed me to sort out the focus of different aches, the foot and hand neuropathy and the quiet insistence of an unrepaired inguinal hernia. If anything my lower back feels a bit more fragile, perhaps because things have loosened up down there. Full effects of the procedure are not supposed to be felt for 7-10 days, so I mustn't get ahead of myself.
Off to Grand Junction tomorrow for their annual wine festival, so we'll see how 6+ hrs in the car tests the lower back.
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