It has been ages since my last post, and I promise you, those follow up injection, IMS, and other treatment updates are coming soon. Everything is rolling around up in my brain, and until it is ready to come out, I figured I’d post a little update on how I’m feeling right now.
Since the end result is probably what most people want to know about anyways, this little break in continuity will probably welcomed. If not, whatever, wait a few months and read everything in order.
What spurred this random and extremely overdue piece of literary masterpiece? I had an appointment with Dr. Karli today to discuss how I was feeling and to check if some of the pain I’ve been having may be related to my SI joint, and not
the disc they’ve been treating. We talked about that, and some options for testing and treatment, and then we moved on to the more important stuff -Me, and how I am feeling about my progress so far. (not sure if you’d noticed, but a lot of this website is centered around my feelings. Its all about me, and I’m totally okay with that.)
I’ve been extremely frustrated lately, as I’m still having a lot more pain than I expected to have by this point. Lucky for me, about a week ago, I had a bad pain day. That day was not at all fun, but it did help me realize that I am getting better. Because it is such a slow process, and I do still have pain, I hadn’t really realized how much it had decreased until I had a day where it was bad enough to notice the difference. The bad pain day was much closer to the level of pain I’d been having before starting Regenexx. I am by no means “all better,” but I am seeing improvements. The intensity of my pain has gone down, but the frequency has not. I still am feeling pretty uncomfortable by late afternoon and through the evening, but it is not as bad as it used to be. I am terrible at estimations and at math, but I’d say I have seen somewhere in the neighborhood of a 15% 
improvement. Dr. Centeno and Dr. Schultz both were expecting me to see results somewhere around July or August, and being the end of July, Dr. Karli seemed to think that I’m heading in the right direction.
He reminded me that this is a very slow process, and patience is key. I am not a patient person, especially with regards to this constant pain in my backside. I’ve been hurting every day for three years, and off and on for much longer. I am still very optimistic about this, even though it can be discouraging at times. (like every day from about 2 pm to bedtime)
I am still waiting for the day that I have a whole day without pain. Will it come? I
don’t know, but I am very hopeful.
What’s next? Waiting. More time, continuing to try to strengthen my body and take care of myself in hopes that one day this will all pay off.
Did I mention that I am not a patient person?
I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.
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