jpt's log

[ck2006]

thanks jens....i should prob rephrase when i say no pain....my back def hurts...but there was no added pain doing the exercises lol....still a good thing though.

going to the doctor thursday to talk about my options...i'm leaning towards epidural steroid injections at this point....therapy just ain't doing the trick and at 27 i shouldn't be in pain bending over to pick up a piece of paper. i read the risks and the sides and both are very rare not that serious. they'll prob take a new mri since it's been over a year and the condition has prob gotten worse. by speaking to my friend who is a doc...i believe the disk is misplaced on my sciatic nerve b/c of the leg pain i have been experiencing....oh well...i'm a mess...but aftre these injections maybe i'll be able to throw a few plates on the bar and deadlift again......yaaaahhhhooooooooooo!!!

sure sure, you just want a legal way for those steriods!

I know you don't like the option of surgery but in the long term it may help you even more. my mom, mother in law, and father in law all had steriod injections, therapy for similar problems but ended up having surgeries and down time wasn't that bad and they feel soooo much better.

What ever you decide, cause I know everyone is different, I hope it works out for you!

 

[jpt]

thx ck....but unfortunatley for my condition surgery really isn't an option. unless it's crippling my daily activities where i can't even make it to work or something that's when surgery is opted....back surgery is always a last resort b/c it's extremely dangerous and the recovery time is extremely long. the doc keeps prescribing vic's for the pain...but i sware these docs today don't want to fix the problem....they just wan't to treat it....i don't even take the vic's...i have an addicitive personality lol!

 

[*Bunny*]

You've been awful quiet today

 

[jpt]

You've been awful quiet today

yeah....had to leave work early yesterday...doc's appointment...had a bunch of things to do and before i knew it ....it was 7pm and i was beat. didn't even bother to turn on my computer home

 

[ck2006]

Good morning,
I hope all went well.

 

[jpt]

today's diet log

meal 1
- mhp shake w/ 1/2 cup of oatmeal
- multi, vit e, vit b12
- one green tea

meal 2
- 1 cup eggwhites and 3 whole eggs cooked in olive oil
- 1 large coffee

meal 3
- chicken and broccoli
- one green tea

meal 4
- 1 can of tuna

pre-workout 10 caps of amp 02 (firs time i'm taking 10 caps...but i think i'm ready for it!)

pwo mhp shake with banana

meal 5
- prob chicken and green veggie

meal 6
- i have 1/2 a chicken sausage left in the fridge...it was pretty freaking good...prob polish that shit off tonight

 

[jpt]

Good morning,
I hope all went well.

well to be honest i'm a little pissed off. i waited almost an hour to be seen...then 5 minutes in with the doc...he rushed me so badly that i forgot to mention my herniated naval. he was like hi and bye....

things i wanted to get checked:

bloodwork - he said i got it done 3 months ago and that i'm fine....wtf???
lunesta- downgraded to 2mg instead of 3mg ....happy about that

lower ab pain- i described to him what i was feeling and he said i'm fine without even checking me out...didn;t make me take off my shirt to see if there are any lumps or anything etc...NOTHING!

herniated belly button- was rushed so much that i completely forgot...he stood by the door the whole time looking to get to the next patient.

i also wanted to check with him all the supp i'm taking...not that he would have any clue...he would have prob said stop taking them....

so basically my doc visit sucked and i had to take time from work to do it....

 

[sbt2082]

Sorry bout the Dr. visit JP... but GOOD MORNING too ya

 

[ck2006]

well to be honest i'm a little pissed off. i waited almost an hour to be seen...then 5 minutes in with the doc...he rushed me so badly that i forgot to mention my herniated naval. he was like hi and bye....

things i wanted to get checked:

bloodwork - he said i got it done 3 months ago and that i'm fine....wtf???
lunesta- downgraded to 2mg instead of 3mg ....happy about that

lower ab pain- i described to him what i was feeling and he said i'm fine without even checking me out...didn;t make me take off my shirt to see if there are any lumps or anything etc...NOTHING!

herniated belly button- was rushed so much that i completely forgot...he stood by the door the whole time looking to get to the next patient.

i also wanted to check with him all the supp i'm taking...not that he would have any clue...he would have prob said stop taking them....

so basically my doc visit sucked and i had to take time from work to do it....

I am sorry, time for a new doctor.

 

[jpt]

Sorry bout the Dr. visit JP... but GOOD MORNING too ya

eehhh...whatcha you goin do right?? these doc's only care about precribing you as much meds as they possibly can and then making you book a "follow up visit"....sad really.