The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
MRIs showed no shoulder issues but uncovered cervical spine degeneration in
five discs.
"This is something you'll just need to live with" was the concluding remark, delivered with an
inappropriate smile, from a spine surgeon who works with NHL and NFL teams. None of his
recommended drugs or injections would x the problem. They were nothing more than Band-
Aids designed to mask symptoms, to dull the senses. I had graduated to terminal pain
management.
My second day on prednisone, a strong immunosuppressant drug, I spent the entire afternoon
stumbling around the Mission district in SF in a daze, looking for a car I'd parked just an hour
earlier. I gave up after three hours and took a cab to a dinner meeting.
earlier. I gave up after three hours and took a cab to a dinner meeting.
The next morning, I woke up looking like a pug and couldn't remember who I'd had dinner
with. Enough was enough. If conventional medicine couldn't x the problem, it was time for
more drastic measures.