Plan of Action

Matt and I went to see the back specialist this morning and I think we finally have a plan of action.

He has a lot of irritation in his back joints so he will be going to physical therapy for the next 6-8 weeks. After that he will have steroid shots in his lower back which will hopefully solve the back problem. The doctor said that most likely the hip and back pain showed themselves because he went from an active job to a desk job which let everything stiffen up - and here we thought it was a great move for his knees to get out of the warehouse and at a desk!

He is scheduled to have shots in his knees in June. These shots are the consistency of hair gel and will give him added padding in his knees which should eliminate the pain there for at least a year. I tell him he's getting a boob job in his knees :).

Later this summer he will most likely have to have the surgery on his hips to shave off the extra bone growth which should take care of the hip pain. So keep your fingers crossed that he will be completely mobile by the end of the year! Woohoo!