Hello all. Does anyone here have any experience with Corticosteroid shots? My niece was over here this afternoon helping out her ailing aunt and uncle (because we have no children & she is an angel) and she was telling me about them. I’m having severe nerve pain in my lower back/spine (I still don’t understand the difference between “back” and “spine”). I’d love to hear from all of you if you have experience with these shots. I’ve still got at least 4 or 5 more physio appointments but I’m not seeing any improvement yet.

A bit of an unusual call yesterday! Not many people were able to make it so the call was a chat with the few who could make it! Weekly Wins (many people shared their wins with me outside of the call so am posting those here too): @Ryan Muir did his arm bike 2/3 times and had garden boxes built in his backyard in preparation for an attempt at planting veggies! @Nolan Watson has been consistent with his audio mixing and is staying semi-consistent with his poetry and reading. @Melinda Haus performed with her choir during the weekend even in the midst of an upcoming surgery! @Jim Smith attended every workout session this week except for one, went to physio twice, and planted 95% of his flowers! @Brittney Neunzig managed to make sense of 20 scientific studies on nutrition after SCI and draft an outline for her youtube video as well as completing the content for lesson two in the nutrition workshop!

Does anyone else suffer with lymphodima? Picture on the left is last night with calves swollen, right leg which is my bad leg and on the right this morning. Usually pass 1000ml of urine during the night. It was a lot worst December 2024 but after wearing compression stockings I managed to get it under control to where I am now.

Sorry I've missed the workouts this week (and will miss accountability today). I've been recovering after a long concert weekend - my win for the week! I'm also preparing for surgery on Monday so just a busy week. My goal for the next week is to keep my protein intake up and keep practicing good mental health habits. Here's a couple pictures from our concert.