It's the journey, and the destination.
A wave of relief rolled over me with such force it spilled out my eye in the form of a tears. All of the emotions that came with 9 months of pain, agony, and finally progress rushed back to me as I exited the office building of my back doctor, head high with no pain.
A few nights ago I dreamt that I was running freely down the trail in perfect form. There was no pain, no limping, no concerns whatsoever. Instead, I was having the time of my life. As I recalled the dream the next morning I was once again filled with the joy I had during my dream run. It was incredible just how much fun I felt while I ran.
I was surprised to learn that when a disc ruptures and disc matter comes out, there is a chemical component to the event as well. Dr. Tay said the chemicals add to the pain at the on start. begin with. During the surgery to get the disc matter out, they also suck out any of the chemicals they can in addition to blood that came as a result of the original rupture. I have to admit that my legs got a little queasy at the mention of blood. That was the first time I had heard anything about blood being involved. Suddenly my back felt worse. The blood seemed to make it all that much worse.
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East vs. West: Caught in the middle of an age-old battle.
I find myself caught in the middle of a showdown between East and West. Eastern medicine versus Western Medicine. Acupuncture against the upstart microsurgery. Both are claiming that they can cure me of all the problems caused by a herniated disc. I don’t want to be in this battle. I didn’t ask for it. Or did I?