Yes--you're getting an epidural steroid shot. 'Epidural' just means a tailbone shot. Within about 2 days (if not almost immediate) you get relief. My insurance covers the treatments, but as I said, I still end up with copays & some some bigger bills til I meet my deductible--which is $800 & usually met by July. They use the X-ray to guide into the spine. But since you're lying face down, you don't see the machine, the image, the needles. Just nice soothing voices & background music. And the epidural procedure is very quick. Takes more to get ready for it than the actual process happening. Hoping for the absolute best outcome for you.(hugs) Cyndi ps since I'm having an autumn get=together this Sat, I will be getting my seasonal pumpkins & gourds for the front porch this week. It's been so warm though. They may go bad more quickly & I might need new by October.
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Good early morning Cyndi - I just got my pumpkin earlier this week. Can't have fall without a pumpkin :) Did you get one yet? I put a fall wreath on the outside door and bought two yellow mums. That concludes my fall decorations. We'll add Halloween later on. I went to my appointment on Thursday. No shot was done at that time. He went over my scans with me and explained how the procedure will go. It did sound very much how you explained it. He talked of getting a numbing agent like novacaine. He decsribed a steroid being injected near the tailbone. He did not mention the word epidural, so I do not know if it's all similar or what. It did sound like what you explained to me. Oh, did you have to lay under a smal x-ray machine? He said that would direct him on where to inject the shot. Made me feel a little squeamish imaging it. He did say the insurance would pay for it every three months. I'm glad it all worked out for you and hope it works out for me too. xo Darlene
We should finally start t see actual Fall temps next weekend. So this week, once again, the temps will be in the mid 90's. It's been such a long, dreaded summer. Got the yard cut this morning..and it should be the last one for the season. Enjoy your weekend..
Hello Darlene! we ended up with an inch and a half of rainfall yesterday, over several hours, so a good slow rain, which we needed so badly, it's been way back in June (IF I remember right) since we had a little bit of rain. Nothing for today, going to hit around 103 for a high though. Looks like we'll be having those temps a lttle longer. I go to the stores and all the warm clothes for winter are out...it's hard to think I should buy something for COLD weather when it's still in the 100's here! LOL! I hope you enjoy the weekend ahead!
he starts all these new wars ,and has no idea how to end them .
what with his stupid tarrifs ,and brown nosing Putin AND The Chinaman
The faster he is out of the whitehouse the better for the world .
He even wants to change the name of the Straits of Hormuz to Trump Straits,
now that is another smack in the teeth to the middle eastern countries .
and more reasons for them to hate America.
The guy is a madman .
Yes ,Gas ,food ,the economy have all suffered with his crazyness and awful ideas,
I truly think he is insane .
You talk a lot of sense ..
I was supposed to be in australia as we speak hun ,
But my sister has put it back until hopefully January ,as her daughter who has been here all summer with us and has herself gone back to OZ for a while where her boyfriend just proposed .(She Said Yessss)
she wants us to maybe go out in Jan instead now .So we have to see .
its all up in the air at the moment .
I should have been going ireland as well
but for other reasons that did not happen either .
but i will eventually visit both countries ,once the timings are right .
I put Fall decorations up outside. Don't have a mum yet, but will wait a while. It's still warm here, and they're calling for 100 degree temps on Friday. I'll put up the inside decorations up prob next week. We had a nice weekend trip. We ate seafood on Saturday. I got deviled crab and slaw. It was so good. Sunday morning we had free breakfast in the hotel. There was a Dennys restaurant inside the hotel. We used some of our bank points for the room, so the food was free as well. We leave for the beach in 37 days.
Hi Darlene! I am so worn out from our 100 plus degree days...I'm ready for some cooler air! It was 83* at 6:30 this morning, heading up to a high of 102* plus the humidity and no wind...I hope your Wednesday is better than mine!
Hi Darlene--I'm feeling really good after my back shot last Tuesday. It was done as a transforaminal instead of an epidural--4 pokes vs 1. Seems to work better as a treatment around the affected nerves. Now I can enjoy the season! "I cozy up to autumn's trees. Fall asleep to the lullaby of windblown leaves." ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
I realized that video was filled in with other differernt people but it was one of the ones that were straight about what really happened .
I noticed some had made errors .
Was nice here again but its going back to that humid warm weather , but it should not last too long.
I got a lot done since it was a nice day . Its national waffle week .I do like waffles but you add that butter and syrup and up goes that inflammation.
A new week..have sure enjoyed the cooler temps. We will begin a warm up by mid week. Got the roof cleaned off earlier today. What a mess that was. The leaves started falling around mid July. Hopefully summer has begun its journey to a land far far away..and Fall will move in sooner than later.
Hello
Friends, severe storms moved through during the night last night. Very
close lightening. Thankfullly we did not lose power. Have a good new
week!
Glad to have some sunshine back. Two tornadoes passed nearby in the last few days. Lots of needed rain, just not great all at once.
I was born in Michgan & loved when we had 'Michigan Week' activities in elementary school. The number of robins & apple blossoms we colored (loved drawing them also) back then! lol Except for Lake Superior from the French, the lakes are Native American names. I'm not into erasing heritage over someone's overhyped sense of importance.
wishing you an amazing weekend Darlene! I have a busy day ahead of me, including getting out in traffic...LOL I hate when I have to go out on a Saturday
and after the extremely hot Summer of 2026 i think i will follow you and will always love the fall in future ,
Here we call it autumn
i wasnt away long this time hun .
and i didnt go abroad ,my sister and i went to a little seaside place ion England for just three days ,with her son daughter in law and her two little grandaughters ,
had a real lovely time ,the two little ones are so lively and so much fun .
we stayed in the big beach house right opposite the sea ,we could see the sea from every window and listened to the waves bashing against the sea wall at night whilst going to sleep .
so restful listening to the waves singing the sounds of the sea at night .
my neice in law family own the the beach house and they also own a beach hut further along the beach wich we used too to get changed and make tea whilst enjoying the beach games we played with the little ones .
anyway hun enough about me ,
How are you
and have you had your eyes done yet ,
let me know what your doing and what your next move might be regarding your eyes ok .
I hope you have a happy day Darlene...find something to do that brings a smile to your face! I enjoy being outside, so I did that for a little bit this morning..
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Yes--you're getting an epidural steroid shot. 'Epidural' just means a tailbone shot. Within about 2 days (if not almost immediate) you get relief. My insurance covers the treatments, but as I said, I still end up with copays & some some bigger bills til I meet my deductible--which is $800 & usually met by July. They use the X-ray to guide into the spine. But since you're lying face down, you don't see the machine, the image, the needles. Just nice soothing voices & background music. And the epidural procedure is very quick. Takes more to get ready for it than the actual process happening. Hoping for the absolute best outcome for you.(hugs) Cyndi ps since I'm having an autumn get=together this Sat, I will be getting my seasonal pumpkins & gourds for the front porch this week. It's been so warm though. They may go bad more quickly & I might need new by October.
Hello my friend, have a peaceful Sunday. Blessed Be...
We should finally start t see actual Fall temps next weekend. So this week, once again, the temps will be in the mid 90's. It's been such a long, dreaded summer. Got the yard cut this morning..and it should be the last one for the season. Enjoy your weekend..
Hello my friend, wishing you a wonderful weekend! Blessed Be...
Hello Darlene! we ended up with an inch and a half of rainfall yesterday, over several hours, so a good slow rain, which we needed so badly, it's been way back in June (IF I remember right) since we had a little bit of rain. Nothing for today, going to hit around 103 for a high though. Looks like we'll be having those temps a lttle longer. I go to the stores and all the warm clothes for winter are out...it's hard to think I should buy something for COLD weather when it's still in the 100's here! LOL! I hope you enjoy the weekend ahead!
thank you for the visit hun
at least you talk some sense.
he is an egoistic,war monger.
he starts all these new wars ,and has no idea how to end them .
what with his stupid tarrifs ,and brown nosing Putin AND The Chinaman
The faster he is out of the whitehouse the better for the world .
He even wants to change the name of the Straits of Hormuz to Trump Straits,
now that is another smack in the teeth to the middle eastern countries .
and more reasons for them to hate America.
The guy is a madman .
Yes ,Gas ,food ,the economy have all suffered with his crazyness and awful ideas,
I truly think he is insane .
You talk a lot of sense ..
I was supposed to be in australia as we speak hun ,
But my sister has put it back until hopefully January ,as her daughter who has been here all summer with us and has herself gone back to OZ for a while where her boyfriend just proposed .(She Said Yessss)
she wants us to maybe go out in Jan instead now .So we have to see .
its all up in the air at the moment .
I should have been going ireland as well
but for other reasons that did not happen either .
but i will eventually visit both countries ,once the timings are right .
Will write again tomorrow Callisto .
and finish off all i have to say .ok
I have ran out of time for now ,
God Bless
Hugs and more Hugs
X Summer X
Those squirrels would sure love them acorns.
They get a little pesty sometimes thinking im some peanut factory.They are constantly hanging around cause i have my door open for air.
Those squirrels have to be careful of the Hawks
Did you know when they go to sleep they never are sleeping .A part of them shuts dowm at nighttime and they sleep up in the trees
They all sleep together during the colder weather and always there is a squirrel below that is always alone at night .He is the dominant one.
They make dreys up in the trees thats their place of rest
They have to be alert never knowing what to expect.
Im suprised at how fast them hawks are ..
The lady at walgreens saw a hawk swoop down and carry off a squirrel. They have HUGEEEEEEEE wings.
They are in our neighborhood some fella who was waiting in line.said he saw one near his home.
Wishing you a nice evening.Was a real cool day here .So far so good.
The next few days are expected to be decent also.
Thanks for sharing life's up and downs and in-betweens. Sending you positive vibes! Ý Ë–*:･༄
I put Fall decorations up outside. Don't have a mum yet, but will wait a while. It's still warm here, and they're calling for 100 degree temps on Friday. I'll put up the inside decorations up prob next week. We had a nice weekend trip. We ate seafood on Saturday. I got deviled crab and slaw. It was so good. Sunday morning we had free breakfast in the hotel. There was a Dennys restaurant inside the hotel. We used some of our bank points for the room, so the food was free as well. We leave for the beach in 37 days.
Hi Darlene! I am so worn out from our 100 plus degree days...I'm ready for some cooler air! It was 83* at 6:30 this morning, heading up to a high of 102* plus the humidity and no wind...I hope your Wednesday is better than mine!
Hello my friend, have a wonderful Wednesday! Midweek smiles! Blessed be...
Have a nice evening Darlene
You only 1 month away now
Wishing you have a nice Wednesday tomorrow
Hi Darlene--I'm feeling really good after my back shot last Tuesday. It was done as a transforaminal instead of an epidural--4 pokes vs 1. Seems to work better as a treatment around the affected nerves. Now I can enjoy the season! "I cozy up to autumn's trees. Fall asleep to the lullaby of windblown leaves." ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby
I realized that video was filled in with other differernt people but it was one of the ones that were straight about what really happened .
I noticed some had made errors .
Was nice here again but its going back to that humid warm weather , but it should not last too long.
I got a lot done since it was a nice day . Its national waffle week .I do like waffles but you add that butter and syrup and up goes that inflammation.
That experience happened on my end a while back,
Have a nice evening Darlene
xRick :)
A new week..have sure enjoyed the cooler temps. We will begin a warm up by mid week. Got the roof cleaned off earlier today. What a mess that was. The leaves started falling around mid July. Hopefully summer has begun its journey to a land far far away..and Fall will move in sooner than later.
Hello
Friends, severe storms moved through during the night last night. Very
close lightening. Thankfullly we did not lose power. Have a good new
week!
Hi Darllene such a beautiful day today. I edged the back and front Swept of the sidewalks .
Applied weed killer out in front.
I wanted to use my hose and sure enough the darn thing came apart again .S
So i had to repair the hose.
It is working good again .
Got my paint and had to do a few touch ups i seen .
I took a break to come inside and eat dinner.
I had a salad and chicken and onion
I eat alot of frozen chicken >.protein. I study a lot of health issues been at it for years and have stacks and stacks of papers tons .
Same thing with the computer.
And of course my Biblical studies .
Tons of all 3 . I liste to political talk duringthe day as im working in the house before i get online.
I bought 4 heads of lettuce and i can make 3 big salads with just 1 head.I fix it with black olives oregano, basil,olive oil tomato,garlic.
I make them in advance and place them in the fridge.
I went back outside and i swept the garage and i went to dig up that plant that comes up yearly .
It comes up every year.
Someday if you think about it check out them synchronicities.
It explains how we are connected to some other source in the vast universe.Everything in the universe operates on a frequency.
Our thoughts our emotions .It is very real.
Do have a very nice Labor Day Darlene.
Hello my friend, wishing everyone a peaceful Sunday and all of us Americans a Happy Labor Day weekend!
Glad to have some sunshine back. Two tornadoes passed nearby in the last few days. Lots of needed rain, just not great all at once.
I was born in Michgan & loved when we had 'Michigan Week' activities in elementary school. The number of robins & apple blossoms we colored (loved drawing them also) back then! lol Except for Lake Superior from the French, the lakes are Native American names. I'm not into erasing heritage over someone's overhyped sense of importance.
Have a great weekend!
wishing you an amazing weekend Darlene! I have a busy day ahead of me, including getting out in traffic...LOL I hate when I have to go out on a Saturday
how pretty is your new page Callisto.
I know you love the fall dont you ,
and after the extremely hot Summer of 2026 i think i will follow you and will always love the fall in future ,
Here we call it autumn
i wasnt away long this time hun .
and i didnt go abroad ,my sister and i went to a little seaside place ion England for just three days ,with her son daughter in law and her two little grandaughters ,
had a real lovely time ,the two little ones are so lively and so much fun .
we stayed in the big beach house right opposite the sea ,we could see the sea from every window and listened to the waves bashing against the sea wall at night whilst going to sleep .
so restful listening to the waves singing the sounds of the sea at night .
my neice in law family own the the beach house and they also own a beach hut further along the beach wich we used too to get changed and make tea whilst enjoying the beach games we played with the little ones .
anyway hun enough about me ,
How are you
and have you had your eyes done yet ,
let me know what your doing and what your next move might be regarding your eyes ok .
God Bless
Keep Smiling
Hugs and kisses
From
X Summer X
Hello my friend, a beautiful Thursday to you! Blessed Be...
I hope you have a happy day Darlene...find something to do that brings a smile to your face! I enjoy being outside, so I did that for a little bit this morning..