After getting a new MRI and Xrays on my back, I had an appointment with the pain management doctor this afternoon. Last July, the same doctor removed tissue from around two vertebra to relieve bulging disc pressure on a nerve. The MRI clearly shows that to still be working. However, the pain is coming from a bulging disc between the next two higher vertebra. He has scheduled the same surgery for those two vertebra. The surgery date is August 4. He also said that my leg pain stems from the back issue - not a hamstring pull. I have no idea if my technical explanation makes sense. In any case, I feel somewhat relieved. I have potential relief in sight and should be able to keep my streak alive. I may have to break my "at least 3.1 miles a day streak," which will reach 1-year at the end of this month, but I can do at least 1-mile a day for a few days after the surgery. Phew!!! I made it out to the park late this afternoon and ran 4.1 miles on the roads.
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