The time has come to attack Troy's lower back pain. Today we will head to the surgery center for some facet injections which will hopefully alleviate his pain in that area. Here is a description:
A facet joint injection serves several purposes. First, by placing numbing medicine into the joint, the amount of immediate pain relief you experience will help confirm or deny the joint as a source of your pain. That is, if you obtain complete relief of your main pain while the facet joints are numb, then these joints are likely your pain source. Furthermore, time-release cortisone will be injected into these joints to reduce any presumed inflammation, which can, on many occasions, provide long-term pain relief.
I have to tell you, my husband is the most amazing man I have ever met (well, in addition to my Dad). Troy has been dealing with this pain for 9 months now. This is his 9th procedure to try and get him back to where he was before the accident happened. Through it all, he does his best to stay positive, live life, and ignore the pain. Let's hope that today's procedure works and he can be pain free.
I love you Troy!
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