Time sure goes by fast. Especially when more than half the people you talk to tell you something like, “getting old sucks, don’t it?” or “it’s just your age, man… just old age…” or “time to get the senior discounts!” or some shit like that. Yeah, getting old sucks. I’ve been having trouble with my lower back pain that shoots down my right leg for more than two months now. The good news is that I have percocet. The bad news is that I have acquired more bulging discs on my right side in addition to those bulging discs on my left that I’ve been suffering from for years. Yeepeee… In about two weeks, I get to go see a pain management specialist, referred by my doctor, who mentioned that possibly injection to the spine. WHAT? Come again? Injection to the spine? Don’t you know I hate needles?
I don’t know if I ever blogged about that time when I got the finger prick test for blood sugar… or something… at the health fair held at work several years ago. The man pricked my finger. Naturally I screamed from the bottom of my belly, a very big one at that, “OOOOWWWWWW!” The man went, “YOU JUST CLEARED THE ENTIRE LINE!” Of course, he exaggerated, but when I looked round, I saw a girl jump out of the line looking very worried who proceeded to ask me, “It hurts, right?” Naturally, I honestly answered, “Hell, yeah,” to which the man who mercilessly poked my finger vehemently retorted, “IT DOESN’T HURT!” to which I shot right back, “It does too! Why would I scream if it doesn’t?”
So you see, when I heard “Injection to the spine,” every single strand of hair on my body stood up. To the spine? How big a needle could that be to go into the spine???? So I have been preoccupied with these two words “Injection” and “Spine” for a week or so. Not a bad thing if I think about it, considering how I’ve been depressed for all these months. But what can you do… Not being able to sit up because of the pain equals not being able to drive equals not being able to go to work – which in and of itself is a very good thing, but which ultimately equals not being able to get the paychecks. Ain’t life a bitch… sigh… That reminds me, I need to buy that Power Ball lotto ticket.
Anyway, so I had to make an appointment with the pain medicine doctor. By the way, Pain Medicine? Sounds kinda sadistic, doesn’t it? Quite appropriately, I might add. And guess what? My back already feels better. I think the threat of a big fucking needle going into my spine cured it for me. My right thigh which has been numb for the last two weeks when it doesn’t hurt is not even numb. And look ma! No pain!
Now I don’t know what to do. Should I cancel the appointment with the sadistic doctor? And if I do cancel, would the pain come back? What to do… what to do…
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Okay first of all
Do you have a clue how much I have missed you? So happy to see you have emerged to blog!! 
I have missed you 
I didn’t feel a thing, so maybe you can ask about that.
I am to see this in my reader this morning, man, how I have missed you! 
Second: If it helps your back, yes I think you should do it. I know that sometimes they can give you a numbing shot to the area first that way you won’t feel the other shot, they did that when I had surgery before they set up my IV and it really helped,
I hope everything goes ok for you!
I seriously can’t tell you how happy
You should go.
Welcome back!
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**YOONIE**
You have been missed girl, hope you get thru this fine and resume your Plurking, Tweeting, Blogging, etc, etc
Yooooooon! I’m so glad to see you back.
I’m just as bad with needles. Imagine my horror when they told me I needed to have my appendix removed a couple months back. It was horrible. And the nurses made me feel like shit for freaking out about getting an IV. Excuse me for being terrified!
Stick around Yoon! I’ve missed you!
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I am so sorry you must go through this lady. So glad to see you blogged. I think of you daily and love you. Hang in there woman!!
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I have missed you sooooo much!!!
I’m so glad to see you back, but I’m sorry you are in so much pain. I hope the pain management works but I completely understand. I HATE needles and would be freaking out too! LOVE YOU!!
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I miss you. That is all.
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You’re back!!!
And I’m late commenting on this. 
My mom had that pain injection done on her spine as well. She wasn’t way too thrilled about it either. It does help, but she told me that her doctor said it’s only temporary. She had it done twice I believe. You have to take someone with you if you’re going to have it done because it’s not recommended that you drive home yourself.
But anywho…I’ll call you soon.
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Hey Yoon,
Sorry you’ve been in so much pain. Its horrible! I know I’ve had the same pain. My aunt did too and she got those shots and they did help but she eventually needed hip replacement surgery. Except when my aunt go the shots I don’t think they were in her spine. I think there were in that general area? Anyway, Turns out one PT told me my hip is twisted which is pressing on my sciatic nerve sending pain down my left leg. This started happening in 2008. Its been horrible and has only gotten worse. I just started PT again but at a different place cause its closer but if it doesn’t start helping then I’m going back to the other PT place I was going to because they were helping me. Good luck and not sure if you tried PT or not but maybe give that a shot (no pun intended lol).
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