-As in bulging discs of the spine. Multiple bulging discs. Who knows how it happened, all I can say for sure is that I’ve dealt with pain in my lower back for a long time. If I bend slightly in the lower back and am twisted in just the right way *OW*. Also, sitting up from a prone position has always been an iffy thing for me. It has had its good times and its bad times. I definitely have noticed that I have fewer issues/pain when I’ve been in good shape.
So, I finally made an appointment to have a physical and discuss my back problems. Luckily for me, the general practicioner I picked out of a long, non-descriptive list from the insurance site happens to be part of a small office with a chiropractor and clinical massage therapist! Perfect! Prior to my making a trip back out to Ohio to spend the weekend/Valentine’s day with Sara and Jadah (more about that soon), I had a marathon week of appointments. First I was off to the general doc on Monday for a physical, who directed me to visit the lab on Tuesday to have bloodwork, etc done (which I have since learned all came back just fine, including my cholesterol levels, woohoo!) and to also make an appointment with his chiropractic and massage associates. My examination with them Wednesday night resulted in a trip Thursday night to an MRI center to get wedged into a giant magnet to get a detailed picture of my lumbar spine. I received a huge packet of prints with many pictures on each something similar to the following…
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