"Lassie" Has Missed You Guys So Much!!!

Thanks for the good wishes. I know it sounds like everything is coming up roses for me right now. A new Laptop, it's so great to be working on something that isn't 10 years old and very slow and not living up to it's use for me. So I've got my pain pump going in the right direction as well and I won't say I couldn't be happier because that wouldn't be true. All though my pain has evened out in the low numbers 2,3 instead of the 8,9 + area it is still there and likes to just remind me every once in a while with a quick pang or dull ache which I can handle, but knowing that all of you are still so bad off hurts my heart. I wish everyone could just have one day of this nice feeling I'm having.

As always hugs and best wishes to all for a less pain day and thanks for being here when I need you.

Tori    

Hi Lassie & PaLday,

Oh Lassie, I am so relieved to hear that you are continuing to feel somewhat better and your pain level is down some too. By all means continue to post, you give us inspiration and we always love to hear when someone is finally getting some relief. It realy does help us to know someone is doing better. Some of us tend to think we will never get to that point or its not even possible for a CPer to get there. So yes, we still need you here. We need your support and ideas just as much now as we did before.

I need to tell why I am not on the board alot anymore. Some may remember I fell 7 wks ago and reinjured my back. Sitting is extremely difficult and my pain level is alot to be desired,lol. If I don't laugh sometimes, I think I will cry and not be able to stop. But, my biggest problem is when I sit for any length of time my feet and legs swell really bad. Even with my compression hose on they swell. Right now my legs look like a bad sunburn and they are peeling. This peeling is from the fever in my legs. I am talking below the knee here. When they swell big enough that the fluid starts weeping I have to be very careful because the sores have a tendacy to turn into cellulitis. I have already done one 8 day stint in the hospital for this problem and sure don't want to go there again. So, I do more lurking instead of typing. I lurk much faster than I am able to type anymore,lol.

Now, about the myelogram. Many years ago they used an oil based dye when they did the myelograms. Those old kind were killers in deed. Now they use a water soluable based solution that does not have all those old bad side effects. I have known personally people who had have a mylo in the early am, and then went shopping cause they felt just fine, what fools. Even now, you should rest more than usual for a couple of days and drink plenty of fluids. Its always good to be kind to our bodies. The myleogram is more definitive than any test out there including the MRI and its the road map of your back for a dr to see. I think your dr may be a little suspicious that even tho you are doing better, he may think there may be something there that does not show on the MRI. You can do it and just be positive.

PAlady, if you need help with your SS papers let me know here. I will figure out a way to set up a temporary email address so we can visit.

I too saw some things posted that upset me and that sort of thing has no place in this forum. PAlady is correct, HW continues to be operated out of one person's pocket and the donations made here by the members. It was formed to be a place where people with different medical conditions could come to for comfort, ideas, friendships made, support and that sort of thing. It was not formed for people to come to and say hurtful things about other members or bash another member. When I see that happen on a forum, like PAlady said the rules have been violated. I stay away from forums that allows that to go on.

I hope everyone has a good week coming up and they have a break with their pain. Hugs to all, Susie 

PAlady

I am seeing my pain mgt dr who sent me for xrays and nothing was fractured or broke. A couple of things showed in my back that are new, moderate osteoporis and scoliosis. I amthinking now the scoliosis is not new seems like once in the late 70's they found it on an x-ray. I spent a week in the hospital in traction from a fall.

The fall aggravated a facet joint problem and I do have severe muscle spasms going on as well. It is some better but I have a long way to go. I take 10mg of Zannaflex every 2 hrs and a Balcofen at bedtime.

One thing I changed as of Friday and its helped. I was wearing cheap old flip flops all the time, well I bought me a pair of Crocs Friday and they are the flip flop style. Guess what, its knocked out some of the back pain and leg aches.

My daughter was having the same problem from wearing cheap flip flops on the weekend. Come Monday morning she was having a very difficult time wearing dress shoes for work. The pain was bad enough she was on anti-inflamms. Her problems were foot pain.

Her husband emailed me a piece he read about drs were seeing more patients than usual this summer complaining of severe foot pain, leg aches and back pain, the culprit was wearing cheap flip flops. She has done the same got Crocs will see how tomorrow goes when she puts on her reg shoes.

Susie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Lassie you are very welcome. I do hope by now the myelogram is over with and your dr has been able to give you some information. I have prayed the myelogram & post Ct came back normal. I can understand your ortho wanting to do this since like you say, you were in severe pain and in a wheel chair to boot. You really should be evaluated just to make sure they are not missing something.

Four weeks after my fall at home, I had 7 trigger point injections done and they have given me some relief. I do have facet problems and he tried going deep with the injections, some places there was severe muscle spasms and he had some difficulty getting the needle in. I felt pretty nasty afterwards for a few days, but that was the soreness from the injections. Main goal was to get me some relief and try to get the spasms down somewhat.

When you are up to it, please post and let us know how things turned out. Remember drink plenty of fluids and baby yourself. Higs, Susie