The Old Folks Home

[microchick]

bruce, My aunt, and cousin have lived in that trailer park over 35 years in the same spot. When their first trailer got to be a money pit, my aunt, and cousin bought a new trailer, and put it in there. The owner used to live there in the park until he retired about 4 years ago. I don't know who he knows, but he got some fast action.

I'm so glad there was a happy ending to this.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Thank @CapricornFarm @penny1960 and @ronott1. I was hoping for something simple like a herniated disc. But like Tina Turner said in Proud Mary I ain't never done anything nice and easy....or something like that.

Okay, Proud Mary. You hang in there and keep us updated. I hope we hear about pain relief in your near future!

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I just googled radiofrequency ablation - at least it avoids the rusty needle! Non-surgical pain relief sounds like a decent alternative. But you can go work on the chain gang or you know, conservative measures, till you're ready. You sound like one of those incredibly stoic people.

 

[perchie.girl]

I just googled radiofrequency ablation - at least it avoids the rusty needle! Non-surgical pain relief sounds like a decent alternative. But you can go work on the chain gang or you know, conservative measures, till you're ready. You sound like one of those incredibly stoic people.

Now I have to google it...

 

[ronott1]

I hope they do. Right now they are saying something about radio frequency ablation which I'm not in favor of until things worsen. I'd like to keep the big guns holstered as long as possible.

I do not understand that kind of thing! How does killing the nerves for pain fix the joint problem? Won't you be more likely to cause permanent nerve damage?

It sounds like a scam to me brought on by an over reaction to opioids

 

[perchie.girl]

I do not understand that kind of thing! How does killing the nerves for pain fix the joint problem? Won't you be more likely to cause permanent nerve damage?

It sounds like a scam to me brought on by an over reaction to opioids

I have heard of it before they have been doing this for several years. The problem still exists but the nerves conducting the pain to other places are killed...

My son has a friend who has heart issues... irregular heart beat shes been living on drugs and a pace maker for several years. She is only Twenty two.

She went in for a procedure similar to this where they supected the heart muscle was mis firing in one place. and they killed that area similar to the Ablation. Matter of fact they killed two or three areas...

Heart problem so far has gone.... she is keeping notes on how her heart is performing as well as going on with her life. Working in a Gym coupld of days per week. She walks about two miles to work every day and works at the Old Globe Theater.... Plus on the Midway.... So far so good.

deb

 

[microchick]

My husband says the same thing, Ron. I have a lot of questions to ask when I see the pain specialist again. I can see using steroidal injections to quiet down the inflammation and PT to strengthen muscles. But my neck has a bow to it now that I'd like to keep from getting any worse. I'm starting to look a bit like a turtle, LOL.

@trumpeting_angel I have a pretty high pain threshold considering I'm a red head or used to be before the years turned the red to grey and dark blonde. Don't know where it came from. Mom was Native American and Irish, Dad was Pennsylvania Dutch/German. Both were as stubborn as the day is long and both lived with a lot of pain so I guess I come by it honestly.

Right now I'm PO'ed at the specialty clinic where I see the rheumatologist and pain specialist. When I had my MRI I asked them to mail a copy to my house as DH is my eye care doctor and a part of my health care team. They said they would. Haven't got it. Called the clinic. They wouldn't tell me the results. I paid for the dang test in advance, at least my part of it after medicare and the records belong to me. Lots of people don't know that but your medical records belong to you. Your doctor maintains them but they belong to you. So I called my primary care. They had a copy of the results and his nurse gladly got it off his desk and read it to me over the phone and told me she would call me back on Monday with more information on it and give me a copy of the report.

Sometimes I get so tired.................

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Some physicians and their office staff are still living in the 70s when it come to giving patients their medical records. A long tradition where the (White male) doctor knew best and would make decisions for us so we didn’t have
to worry our pretty little heads about it. I’m old enough to remember that cr*p. It was common not to tell people that they had cancer or another terminal disease.

Grumble.

But you’re going through a lot, and I imagine that the usual incompetence and SNAFUs grate on your nerves even more than usual.

The diagnosis is a good step; can’t get anywhere without it. Hold on to your optimism! You’ll need it for healing.

 

[drumstick diva]

Microchick just and BTW Proud Mary does things NICE & ROUGH

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey there if you do this let me know girl I am on the fence not really up for spinal taps