Forgot to mention in the post prior…..
Dan got a phone call last week from the doctors office that he has been dealing with as of lately. The gal called to tell us that Dan was not a candidate for the rysotimy procedure. So we had to wait til the following day for them to call back to let us know what the next step was. They called and the next step was yet another injection. This time they were going to inject a steroid in that area where they did the block with hopes that it would last longer then it has in the past. Dan went in on Friday. As Dan went through the procedure he and the doctor talked and Dan told him that this would be the last injection. He can’t handle anymore injections in the back. Enough was enough. The doctor didn’t blame him. After all with one going through 7 injections within a weeks time, it gets old having to deal with all that pain. I am not sure what the “what ifs” would be if it doesn’t take since I wasn’t in the room when they talked about this but I believe it is learning to deal with it and trying a different pain medication. if it doesn’t work we are going to try Grandpa/mom’s technique with vicks. And if that doesn’t work I am thinking about looking into acupuncturists. I have heard from a few old classmates that they have had a ton of luck with them. So we will see what the new week brings. Will keep you posted.
Trisha
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