so, had my Dr apt yesterday morning. The degeneration is there, and worse, but not bad enough to be a "major" issue. guess that's a good thing, right? i have another spinal injection Jan 4 (happy new year to me), so fingers crossed that works better than the last 2. they also put in a request for physical therapy to see if that will work, and to get my spine stretched out for the injections in January. i have to wait for the PT dept to contact me about when i'm able to go. i had done PT about 5 or so years ago, and it didn't seem to help. in the meantime, they prescribed yet another pain med, a different one than before. with the side effects i suffered from the previous ones, i'm kinda scared to take it, but i can't deal with the pain much longer.

ok, so i took my pain pill around 12:30pm when i got home. for awhile, i felt the same. now, i'm feeling something i haven't felt in a long time. NO PAIN!!! my back actually feels good, as well as my hips, thighs, and knees. like, omg. you guys have absolutely no idea how wonderful this feels. keeping an eye on my depression and mood, cuz those are side effects.

today i've taken a couple also. had a migraine when i woke up, and tummy still feels icky. hoping the side effects go away soon. and yes, my depression/anxiety haven't gotten any better either *sighs*.