Dr. Gigi was right

As I said, it is better to have a disc hernia than a tumour, so when I heard that I have two disc hernias I kind of felt happy. Weird, I know! I still have pain and discomfort but feel much better than a couple of weeks ago. I started doing physiotherapy and I am confident it will help. My posture is apparently wrong and needs to be corrected, which might take months, but I will be a good girl and do my daily exercises, as recommended by the physiotherapist.
I feel like an old lady. I also feel too young to feel this old.

Back pain, again...

Last year I complained about severe back pain and I was sent home with some mild pain killers. This was the pre-cancer era.
Last week I complained about severe back pain and I was immediately sent to a specialist, I had an MRI done and some blood tests as well. This is the cancer era.
I was given a disc with the MRI and of course I couldn't resist having a look at it. I don't know how to interpret what I see but it looks like there's something out of place. I will know more on Friday, when I see the doctor again.

Twenty years ago I had a disc herniation at L5-S1 and surgery, but this time Dr. Gigi (me!) thinks there's something at L4-L5 and L3-L4. Better a hernia than a tumour!

Back pain

After almost 20 years of chronic back pain, it looks like I have finally found something that actually provides some relief. I got so used to having back pain it bacame part of my life, but the other day, when the pain was at its worse, I mentioned it to my acupuncturist, and she decided to dedicate that session to treating the pain. I was pleasantly surprised  by the effect, it is not a long lasting effect though, probably just a couple of days and I am aware that it will not cure the cause of the pain but I will certainly keep on going there. She has a client for life now!