The day after a long weekend and I'm still struggling with the pain. Again yesterday, I pretty much just sat around. I figure that part of the increase in pain is due to seasonal changes -- fall is definitely in the air here. (big sigh) So frustrating.

Then I read an article titled "Spine Fracture Treatment Fails Test" (click here to read the article). The article says that vertebroplasty, a treatment for spinal fractures that is rapidly growing in popularity, may not be all that it's cracked up to be. My original doctors offered this possibility when I broke my back. Although I don't remember that discussion (I think I was in shock over breaking my back), I never had it done. At that time, non-invasive, more conservative treatment sounded like the better option. I'll never know if it would have worked for me -- it's too late to even try now. No one could ever give me guarantees or even high odds for this or any other surgery, so I chose no surgery.

Sure, it could have helped and made me better -- or it could have failed and made me worse. I am who I am.