Thanks Chartreux, Straydog and Alcie. I am so thankful for this site. Learning about lots of things to ask my doctors about that I would never have even known to ask! My injections were on Thursday...
Thanks Seashell We live in a small town of about 270 people in NW Iowa. We have a part time nurse practitioner. She is a nice enough gal, actually graduated high school with one of my daughters. She...
Just another one of my condititions that seems to flare up when my body gets stressed. The thing I hate the most about IC is what I call the snowball effect. A bad flare up starts from either eating...
Thanks Seashell and Chartreux and everyone else. I naturally have allergic reactions to tons of meds....the contrast die they use for the injections is no exception. This time I got started right...
Thanks Straydog Actually it was six. Long story. I've had two ruptures repaired, then fusion on L5-S1, then the hardware removed from that because they thought that was causing pain. Then tried...
Thanks Rocckyd, It amazes me the compassionate responses I get from folks who have been suffering much, much longer than me. And from much more serious illnesses. Hang in there and heartfelt thanks!...
Today I had two more SI joint injections. This time the pain wasn't quite as bad. They gave me some meds to take ahead of time. Last two times I nearly flew off the table the pain was so bad. I also...
Thanks again Seashell...As a matter of fact I do have one of those kind of walkers. It was my mother's and I have used it following my six previous lower spine surgeries. My surgeon told me that the...
Gummy, So sorry for your loss. A pet loves unconditionally and faithfully at all times. They don't feel slighted when we are to weak to respond to them. I almost think they feel our pain. I pray time...
Dear Seashell Thanks for your response. The problem with my getting the SI Joint fusion surgery is not that they think it would not benefit me. My insurance co calls the I-Fuse procedure an...
Hi Andy I am a new member and haven't really got a lot of words of wisdom. I am in awe of people who have somehow made it through years of constant pain. I have had six lower spine surgeries in last...
Hi Derwood. Thanks for responding to my post about chatting. We will have to see if we can overcome the time thing. I'll share a little about my life and what I do when lonely. And I too have a cat I...
Has anyone out there had either the new minimally invasive SI joint fusion. OR. The old SI joint fusion procedure? In the US at this point most insurances, including mine, do not pay for the new...
So sorry...I think those are the hardest words to hear..."there is nothing we can do". People who aren't going through the same thing just don't get it. I'm kind of in the same boat (only not with my...
So sorry that happened to you. Coincidentally, my husband had to take me to the ER Tues nite. I was experiencing severe abdominal pain. They needed to do a CT scan and so I needed an IV started. My...
Thanks everyone!!!...
Thank you all for your responses to post colonoscopy pain topic. Sorry I was confusing everyone. I will try to describe this again😊. When I have a colonoscopy they cannot seem to get the gas back...
I am nearing age sixty and have only had 2 colonoscopies. The first was back in the 80's when they did them while you were awake. Afterwards I had severe cramps for several hours. I swore I would...
What you are describing sounds a lot like some kind of neuropothy or nerve pain caused by something pressing against a nerve or your spinal chord. Could something have gotten out of whack during the...
Hi there everyone! I am not only new to this group, Healing Well, but also to any kind of forum or chat........so I am just jumping in here. I saw the word absurd and that pretty much sums up my...