After being shot down by the surgeon in September, I had really looked forward to today's first injection. First of all, the nurse asked me to climb up on this gurney. I told her I would need some help since I couldn't walk. We fianlly got me up there, and the doctor spent about forty-five minutes talking to me and asking about symptoms. When we finished the interview, he said, "I hope you realize that this injection is only a pain blocker. It is very doubtful that it will help any other symptoms." He then said (are you sitting down?), " I think you are going to have to face the fact that you probably going to have to have additional surgery."
After I got thru explaining what the surgeon had told me, we both just looked at each other and shook our heads. The doctor said he had no idea why the surgeon would tell me that I didn't need more surgery.
I have now booked an appointment with the other surgeon. That appointment will be on December 16.
