I hobbled into the clinic, filled out the forms as best I could. My doctor at the clinic did a few tests to see what the matter could be. After bending me in various ways, some of them painful, the doctor said that I had a "Herniated Disc". This meant that I had to stay down for awhile, and take some massive amounts of medicine, which were Skelaxin, a muscle relaxant, Methylprednisone (Medpack), steroids to reduce inflammation, and Ultram for the pain. I went home for 3 days after that. If I ever had doubts about modern medicine, they evaporated after I took my first dose of medicine. My pain went completely away while I was on the medicine. I didn't take it as easy as I should have - I helped to clean the house, mowed the lawn, and took the kids to the park. I had a potential allergic reaction after the first day - but I think it may have just been sunburnt skin making me itch. They didn't take any chances and changed my painkiller to Hydrocodone, better known as Vicodin.
By Monday, the Medpack was gone, my new prescription of Hydrocone was relieving all pain, Physical Therapy was fantastic, and I felt on top of the world. As I let me painkillers run out, I continued doing my exercises, and saw the doctor for what I thought would be the last time.
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