Although my lumbar microdiscectomy was successful I still have a lot of pain in my back and rear end. Tomorrow I will be having what’s called a Radio Frequency Ablation on the nerves going through one of my sacroiliac joints. These nerves are mostly likely causing some of my pain because of arthritis in the area. I also have Degenerative Disc Disease but all that can be done about that is wait until the pain is unbearable and then have fusion surgery which is a huge deal.
If you could pray for me that would be great. You could pray for the usual stuff about the doctor doing a good job and targeting the nerves in the right way but more importantly that I would be content with the outcome, “suffer well” during the recovery (although it may not be that bad) and that God would use the situation to help me to trust Him more and know Him better.
Jeff, I’m praying for you this morning.
Jeff, you’re in my prayers today, too.
The procedure went well. There was a fair amount of pain but not as much as some others in the past. There is some pain in the injection site now that the sedation and pain med from the IV is wearing off. My left leg doesn’t work quite right. My friend who drove me had to help me walk into the house. When I got up after lying down I had forgotten and I walked into a wall. Kind of humorous.
Time will tell if it helps–it could take weeks. I have to have the other side done soon.
Thanks for praying.
Jeff
Jeff, you’re in my prayers.
Thanks for letting us know how it went! I’ll keep praying for you. Please keep us posted.
Praying for you, Jeff.
Praying for you, brother.