Lose the Stripes

Trigger Warning: My blog discusses medical procedures and treatments based on my own experiences. Disclaimer: My blog is not intended to promote or endorse any medical procedure or diagnose any disorder. I’m not a doctor, just a real person writing about my experiences. In 2024, the opportunity to not just improve my muscular and neurological neck pain, but eliminate the cause, was presented to me. We were going to try to reduce the levels of pain enough to allow my body to increase its exercise tolerance. The catch? The outcome of the procedure was not certain, and I had to pay money out of pocket. It was the most money I had ever gambled, but I hit the jackpot after the first round. I was gambling on the effectiveness of a new medical procedure developed by Global Health Partners at Northwestern , in Chicago. Dr. Kiran Chekka was scheduled to perform, on me, a transformational procedure at their surgical center. Dr Chekka is Board certified as an Interventional Pain Physician an...