Didn't want to start a new thread, and really don't want to derail this one... But I'm dealing with similar. Basically a little over a year ago I slipped on some ice, felt like I'd pulled my left hamstring. It didn't heal, and all through the summer slowly got worse to the point where it was chronically tight. I could still ride (my primary form of exercise, having given up running years ago due to foot issues). End of August last year, in a taekwondo class, doing some sprints, it let go. Pain through back of leg all the way down, significant strength loss. Started with chiro, then MRI on 9/30 (shows "Moderate to large left subarticular disc extrusion migrates inferiorly, and displaces the traversing left S1 nerve root in the subarticular recess. Severe left and moderate right neural foraminal stenosis."), then PT that didn't do much. Well after the PT I did get some "centralizing", but still can't bend over to do so much as put on my shoes without severe pain upon rising.
Appointment with pain management clinic in November leads to cortisone injection on 2/25 after over two months of scheduling debacle. I'm now 6 days post injection and it basically feels like they did nothing. I was told that I wouldn't know the full effects of the injection for 7-10 days, but I'm not hopeful given that it's been getting worse over the last 4.
The unfortunate thing is that this is the trail that insurance makes you take, and yes if I'd had surgery right away I'd already be recovered. I just don't have the option to pay out-of-pocket for surgery.
The interesting thing is that every resource I've seen that addresses non-surgical recovery basically doesn't even want to touch this level of injury -- they just say you need surgery.
So yeah, I'm kinda venting, kinda empathizing.
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Appointment with pain management clinic in November leads to cortisone injection on 2/25 after over two months of scheduling debacle. I'm now 6 days post injection and it basically feels like they did nothing. I was told that I wouldn't know the full effects of the injection for 7-10 days, but I'm not hopeful given that it's been getting worse over the last 4.
The unfortunate thing is that this is the trail that insurance makes you take, and yes if I'd had surgery right away I'd already be recovered. I just don't have the option to pay out-of-pocket for surgery.
The interesting thing is that every resource I've seen that addresses non-surgical recovery basically doesn't even want to touch this level of injury -- they just say you need surgery.
So yeah, I'm kinda venting, kinda empathizing.
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Some are born to move the world to live their fantasies...
https://triomultisport.com/
http://www.mjolnircycles.com/