miracle wip

Okay so last night I asked for a miracle. I’m sort of an agnostic or secular Christian if there is such a thing. I love the teachings of Christ but I don’t think he had magic powers. I think he was a man. Like the Buddha, etc. However, ask and ye shall receive.
Because I had this ongoing adrenal rush for the last two days and could not sleep I was up earning a medical degree by night at the university of Internet. Now this is not a valid medical degree — except in Guam, but I did a ton of research into peer reviewed studies about my condition. and found some encouraging things. One, 90% of all disc herniations will heal on their own given enough time. Two, large herniations in patients aged 41 to 50 had the highest resorption rate (meaning they healed) of any other group. Three, if the pain and inflammation can be managed and there is no significant nerve damage it is possible to heal using a therapy regmine and ice. Friggin ice cubes.  Four, a study of patients who had surgery, vs those who did not showed that at the 10 year mark they were statistically the same in terms of pain and function.
My doctor had been treating the symptom not the system. I have a 1/2" leg length differential. My SI joint is all kinds of koo koo. Patients with history of depression are more likely to suffer back pain — theoretically depression leads to back pain in some cases.
Last Monday I had a selective nerve block injection. Sort of an epidural type thing. My pain has been reduced 50%. I went to see that doctor today — having been up all night last night doing research. He was thrilled I was doing so much better. He gave me a few tests, and suggested a conservative approach instead of another surgery. He says I have a lot of things working in my favor. Quick response to the first nerve block (they only work for about 50%) of the disc pain patients. I have a large spinal canal. I have healthy reflex responses. He’s going to test for nerve damage — and see if I’m okay there and then they’re going to do another injection and see how it goes.

I’m putting off the second surgery.