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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - thanks for letting me know. I am not up to watching anything graphic yesterday evening I was at the Martinsburg, WV VAMC for back spasms and leg issues. They gave me some injections and I was amused to learn that the nurse told me my butt cheek was harder tan she expected - I never thought of myself before that as a hard ass :-)
They put me on a course of Prednisone and some medium to severe pain medicines which have made somewhat groggy. I hope to be able to walk again by next Tuesday.

LTC Stephen F. Completely understand - I wish you a swift recovery and back to walking soon my friend. We are sending up a prayer as well!

LTC Stephen F. I had a joint issue, that became so painful it prevented me from having a desire to do anything social. Numerous different methods were used without success to try to alleviate the pain. A part of the problem with my treatment is that I'm allergic to most narcotics, therefore pain medication of that variety were off limits to me and anyway it was a localized pain. ... After some time I found a doctor who, after some testing, put together a combination of three drugs which he injected directly into the site. I experienced immediate relief and continued to get better. I hope you're able to get relief from your issues as well.

CPT (Join to see) - In 2008 or 2009 I received "cocktail" injections into my lumbar and thoracic spinal column. The first injection provided significant relief but did not correct the problem. Each subsequent injection provided less relief. I resolved to do my best not to increase my symptoms. I asked the surgeons and later VA orthopedic doctors what I should avoid doing. Unfortunately I had to learn the hard way what I could not do :-)
For the short term the steroids and medium to severe pain relief anti-inflammatory medication plus the muscle relaxer seems to have helped - I have had to stop my walking regimen for the time being. I hope to start that back up by the end of next week.