Author Archives: carolyn

February progress report

Posted on February 12, 2011 by carolyn

What’s Going On? I had my two-week-after-the-epidural checkup with my doctor on Thursday and he seemed legitimately surprised that I was just getting back down to the pain level I’d had before getting the shots in the first place.  “That’s … Continue reading →

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Epidural: one week report

Posted on February 2, 2011 by carolyn

Well, technically tomorrow it’ll be a week, but I probably won’t have time to update my blog, so this’ll have to be close enough. My pain level has gone from about a 8 or 9/10 in the 24 hours following … Continue reading →

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Fun with big long needles

Posted on January 28, 2011 by carolyn

After a year, five months, and 11 days, my spine doc finally talked me into an epidural steroid injection. Well, two of them, actually. I’d had one before, in my neck, in October 2006.  That one didn’t go so well. … Continue reading →

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January progress report

Posted on January 14, 2011 by carolyn

Hola peeps; I hope January is finding everyone happy and healthy. What’s Going On? I’m currently having a little bit of a setback but hopefully nothing too terrible.  As I mentioned in the blog earlier this month, I’ve been having … Continue reading →

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Super awesome ride to Half Moon Bay

Posted on January 8, 2011 by carolyn

Today was totally the best ride of 2011.  It is only a minor technicality that it was my only ride of 2011 thus far.  Because, seriously: awesome. I dilly-dallied a little bit in the morning as the weather report promised … Continue reading →

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