> From: "Noelle)" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/Noelleg> > Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:03:19 -0700 > > The director is on vacation this week so I guess we can't have our > meeting soon. > What did the dr say? Although I thought was at the same level of pain, she convinced me otherwise -- that I am better. She said I'm definitely not in need of surgery, and, in any case, pain is not sufficient motivation for surgery, only disfunction. (We went over the MRI report and she translated it, line by line, from the medical-ese into layman terms. She also did some tests and I passed with flying colors.) Her prescription is to continue with the NSAIDs (ibuprofen) for 4 more weeks and, if I don't feel better by then, get therapy. (She gave me a prescription for therapy which I can exercise if by week 4 I don't feel better.) So, for now, steady as she goes...