Surgeon confirmed some pretty gnarly scoliosis, but it's apparently balanced in such a way that surgery would be riskier than just leaving it alone for now. The first pain management place I went to was pretty much...a fucking disaster. Brought me in to tell me they don't prescribe painkillers there, only do steroid shots and that they don't do them for scoliosis or spinal issues...well fucking thanks guys, I'm gonna enjoy having to lie in bed for three days just for the pleasure of getting told to fuck off. Ever heard of a fucking phone call?
So the surgeon is hooking me up with ANOTHER pain management place and hopefully they actually do what they're supposed to do. Took my last tramadol just now and hey, pain is manageable enough to type this out. Sure would like some more! God forsaken hillbillys just ruining painkiller access for all us responsible people!
Some people would say this is good news, not having to have surgery, but...I still don't know why I'm in so much pain and I still don't know what's really wrong...what I love doing most in this word is still impossible, I'm still homebound, etc. Yesterday was when I saw the surgeon, so...pretty big blow I'm still feeling the weight of, which is probably responsible for why this post is so morose. Been nothing but one blow after another for over a year now...
I'll probably start leaning how to dictate using software next year, but...that's not the magic bullet some people seem to think it is, so don't expect books to magically be done in a few months once I start. When you're writing a 200k book at 99% accuracy that's still two thousand errors. And I'm a writer, not a talker, I could just suck at this. The one plus is the King Henry Tapes are told in speaking style so...we'll see, I guess?
The software might implode the entire internet when I say Pougpaellieth the first time...
Don't expect any more updates for a few months at least.