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A couple of months later, after batting .135 over 49 games at Single A, he underwent surgery to fuse two lumbar vertebrae, then spent 10 months in a back brace.

The hip flexor muscles are anchored to the lumbar spine and they pull on the lower back, so tightness in your hips contributes to lower back pain as well.

Tests were carried out including a lumbar puncture and an MRI and probes were fitted to his scalp to monitor the seizures.

Later, when Carolyn developed a sensitivity to a sedative used during her monthly lumbar punctures, her doctors switched to another medicine, and the company again denied payment, Austin said.

It includes daily oral chemotherapy, monthly chemotherapy through her portacath - a small device that's under the skin to give long term access to a vein - and a lumbar puncture every three months.