I have a back health update. After I had the MRI back in April, the chiropractor told me that I was suffering from some mild scoliosis (joy of joys) as well as a spondylolisthesis...in layman's terms: I had both anterior and posterior disc bulges on the right side of my lower back. Two shit-storms for the price of one!!!
Luckily, with some conservative treatments over the course of this month as well as some resolve to do all the prescribed stretches and walking exercise, my lower back has improved. At this point, I'm not back at 100%, but I'm getting there. My flexibility has improved the most. I still have mild pains mostly at the lower back, but the chiropractor says that if the pain is centralizing, that's a good sign. Before, the pain had been up/down the back as well as into my hamstrings and right leg. So there you have it...I'm not completely out of the woods, but I at least am able to manage the pain without the aid of Vicodin or, worse, a trip to a pain specialist for an epidural... Yup, I was this close to getting a procedure for birthing mothers!!!
