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Originally Posted by ginnie
Don't you just wish people didn't have to make these kinds of terrible choices? The issues each way, surgery or no surgery is so difficult for a person to make. It is heartbreaking to hear of others struggle with back pain.
I hope your pain is less today too. I go to the pain specialist in a little while. I got in trouble again, and have to have a joint replaced in my foot. I don't want to do this at all, but the pain is such I am not walking very well. I really don't want to wind up in a wheel chair for this, so I am at that debating point once again. I will see today what my pain specialist thinks about my situation. Take care, ginnie
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Hi
Ginnie,
Yes, I wish people never had to make these decisions, but worse still is someone else making decisions for them.
My pain is... (I don't like to talk about it much) fluctuating. My wife spent most of a day working on a trigger point so I could go out for a few hours yesterday. It worked; I got through the day despite its ups & downs; it was badly needed. Today I'm recovering, and the triggerpoint is rearing its ugly head (more like backside) again....
I don't mean to (oh, what's the word... make less of a situation) but a foot is different (less complicated) than a spine. I
think I would have less trepidation about it than spine surgery (but I'm speaking from ignorance) but I get it. I have impingements in both shoulders that I've been ignoring for a couple years now. Every few months they get better for a time, so I think surgery won't be necessary. I guess maybe I'm not really at that crossroads yet, or maybe just in denial.
Doc