Spinal Injections

arudawakening · #21 09-08-2008, 06:47 AM

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and checked me for kidney stones. KIDNEY STONES>?? After everything I'd told him, he checked me for kidney stones.

She ordered Xrays, said there was nothing wrong that hasnt been there for years. Didnt even xall me hgerself had a nurse do it.

I have a multitude of back troubles also, and mostly like you I live with the pain and use as little narcotics as possible. It does wear you down. From time to time I too have to make the dreaded trip to the ER. It is usually during the weekends when I "overdo" it and the Drs aren't available. At the ER they have checked me for Kidney Stones, at least twice, both times negative. They checked my lungs last time, and did find something but unrelated to the pain I was experiencing. The end result is them telling me I already know I have back problems what do I want them to do? It is ridiculous.

What gets to me is that those of us with proof of medical problems in our backs are treated more unfairly than those who have these "unknown" pains and problems.

Mostly the Doctors do not have any answers. I have been through several Doc's who have released me for care because they have "done all they can" with little or no results. I'm just supposed to live with it. That just isn't very satisfying.

Decent · #22 09-08-2008, 07:33 AM

Sadly enough, the doctors are generally correct about not being able to do anything. There's not enough technology or informatrion available yet to allow them to really do anything more than they're doing now. Some of them get just as frustrated at not being able to help as we are at not being able to get it.

I think the main problem is government spending going to the wrong places. Instead of funding research to find cures for things like spinal cord injuries and central nervous system disorders, our goverment is doing things like sending farm subsidies checks to 47 “farmers” in Beverly Hills, California - $1.3 million; $19.6 million annually on the International Fund for Ireland (for projects like pony-trekking centers and golf videos.); and don't forget Stargate - about $11 million.

Until we get better research and more answers, it's going to continue to be this way. Thank God for people like Christopher Reeve.

I really wish someone would at least invent a 'Pain-ray", like an X-ray, just shows true pain, so at least I'd be believed.

smoogles · #23 09-16-2008, 07:14 PM

Hey decent. been their done that. Had nerve and hernated disc problems for the past 10 years. had a nerve block for hernation on L 4-5 pressing on the s1 nerve back in november 07. after bout 10 dys felt great. the best I have felt. haven't been able to walk in like 4 years with out the assistant of walker, crutches or a wheel chair. things went ok for a while. pain again.l July 15th 08 had another nerve block. u know can go a week, months years. n after 15 days. Well ended upn in the hospital for 2 weeks. totally paralized. the injections can work, but!!! can also cause more nerve damage, paralizes like I had. I was paralized from the wast down with pain like u cant imanage. put on morpnhine and all kinds of stuff. Well here I am now still dealing with the same problem. kinda stinks. after a while u know your body and yet, you keep getting the run aroud from dr to dr. been threw it all. Hope you get relief soon. I'm still handy capped, but making the best of life. good luck to you.

smoogles · #24 09-16-2008, 07:16 PM

Yeah I'm with you their. sucks. try everything, an yet the dr's say theirs nothing wrong, yet you or I end up in the hospital paralized, n yet nothing is wrong. YEAH, like I want to live my life at 46 in a wheel chair.

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