I just got back from my second "test" that involved having SIX syringes stuck in my lower back...

I just got back from my second "test" that involved having SIX syringes stuck in my lower back all at the same time.

I REALLY wanted to be so cool, and brave, but I yelled and moaned and it was NOT my proudest moment. My nose ran. I felt like throwing up. I shook. This was the last of the "tests", and eventually I will go on to have Radio Wave Ablation done, to...

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Nimbus · M

Awwww, despite you having such pain you remain in good spirits and are always cheerful on SW.
I admire your resilience and sincerely hope things improve for you.
Take care.

JohnnyNoir · 56-60, M

@4meAndyou some solace in that. I remember being put under during my second biopsy. I was thankful for that. And I was spared the experience of chemo so I feel lucky that my treatments were relatively easy

4meAndyou · F

@Adrift Arthritis, for starters. The sciatica is caused by one leg being longer than the other, which in turn caused a tip of bone to "stick" at the top of my pelvis on the right side. I managed to do a VERY dramatic stretch one night, once I knew what the issue was, and I FELT that little bone pop free. Unfortunately, that caused major sciatica pain on the OTHER side. The only fix that the insurance will cover for THAT part of the problem is surgical.