Had my facets injected yesterday at the same level as my ADR - L4/5. At another hospital, years before, I'd had facets done under sedation but this time I just had a local which wasn't too pleasant but was bearable. I'm quite tall at 5ft 9" & have been described as pretty bendy & there is slight hyperextension at the disc level so I hope this theory is right - & is the cause of these back muscles problems I've been having.

Feeling really tired today as I was up at 0545 & got back about 7pm. I was pretty sore & achy when I got home but I think it was the ride home that did it - about one & a half hours & quite bumpy in parts. Things settled down a bit more by bedtime. I've been out for a short walk today but feeling pretty tired so hopefully will feel brighter tomorrow. I'll do a bit of pilates later & try not to lose the progress I made with that. My specialist advised sticking to working on my basic fitness with walking & pilates & I'll see him in 3 months. I'm going to have to be very patient & take heart with very small improvements if I'm going to make progress which I find oh so hard but it's the only way as things stand.

Cindylou - hope you're still being diligent with your PT exercises.

xxx