I am back from my doctor's appointment.
He is taking my ailment very seriously and thinks I will need to visit physiotherapy as a first stop. They will decide if more is needed. He entered a request for an appointment in the VA system. If there are no immediate openings, a Community Care facility may be offered, hopefully one nearby.
He went down the list of all the possibilities -- including just a temporary setback that might be alleviated with steroid shots -- some of which are a bit scary, but you just never know.
One thing he thought, however, was that I should cancel my cataract surgery and the three pre-op visits until my pain issues are resolved.
I have to agree with that and have cancelled them all. My eye doctor is going to be a bit surprised, but if she calls me I will explain it all to her.