Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi All-- Well my orthopedic spine Dr perused the MRI and report and said that I have a small bony protrusion on my left lower lumbar region( L-5?) but NOT a bone spur--- we are watching it and if it gets inflamed again ( sciatica attack) then I can have a trigger point injection-- what is that? Annie A poet is, after all, to see From: Dave Cruikshank <d.cruikshank@ comcast.net> Subject: [PainInTheNeck- Back] Had an MRI yesterday PainInTheNeck- Back@groups .com Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 4:58 AM I had an MRI yesterday. This is about my 20th MRI / Cat Scan. They scanned my Lumbar and Thoracic with contrast dye because I have hardware. It took an hour. Had I known that I probably would have taken more pain killer. It was tough laying perfectly still flat on my back for an hour. They tried making me as comfortable as possible by putting pillows under my legs. It went well, they told me I was an excellent patient. I told them I can't imagine what it must be like claustrophobic, anxious, real large, a child, or have Alzhiemers, or be in extreme pain. It must be maddening. Thank God I take it well. I told them I'm usually so relaxed that if they see me squirming I probably fell asleep. One thing that is different is they no longer offer you a choice of music. They said the new machines are faster, but because they are, they are much more noisy. They put plugs in my ears, and it was still loud. The staff was and has always been great. I told my wife if I could work and was offered to be retrained I would go for being a radiology tech. While I was in the waiting room they was the cutest young girl about 11 or so. I thought to myself I pray this poor girl doesn't have a tumor or something. Thankfully they were only scanning her for a sprained ankle. I did have two very painful imaging test through my back episodes. One was pre-surgery. They did a test where they were looking for injury to my spine. They injected dye into my spine, then put me on a flip table where they flipped me on my head while they used a fluoroscope watching the fluid as it got just short to my brain, then they had to quickly flip me back upright. When they flipped me upside down the pain was out of this world. The ladies just held my hand, rubbed my back and said it's OK to scream or cry. I did both. The second time was one day post back surgery. I had alot of extra pain and they were afraid of internal bleeding. They took me out of bed which was painful then I had to lay flat on my back on a cold stainless steel X-ray table. I still had staples in my back from having 4 levels fused just the day before. I had to lay still. It was sooo painful. Well most went well and EZ. Thank God for the imaging options they have today. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi All-- Well my orthopedic spine Dr perused the MRI and report and said that I have a small bony protrusion on my left lower lumbar region( L-5?) but NOT a bone spur--- we are watching it and if it gets inflamed again ( sciatica attack) then I can have a trigger point injection-- what is that? Annie A poet is, after all, to see From: Dave Cruikshank <d.cruikshank@ comcast.net> Subject: [PainInTheNeck- Back] Had an MRI yesterday PainInTheNeck- Back@groups .com Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 4:58 AM I had an MRI yesterday. This is about my 20th MRI / Cat Scan. They scanned my Lumbar and Thoracic with contrast dye because I have hardware. It took an hour. Had I known that I probably would have taken more pain killer. It was tough laying perfectly still flat on my back for an hour. They tried making me as comfortable as possible by putting pillows under my legs. It went well, they told me I was an excellent patient. I told them I can't imagine what it must be like claustrophobic, anxious, real large, a child, or have Alzhiemers, or be in extreme pain. It must be maddening. Thank God I take it well. I told them I'm usually so relaxed that if they see me squirming I probably fell asleep. One thing that is different is they no longer offer you a choice of music. They said the new machines are faster, but because they are, they are much more noisy. They put plugs in my ears, and it was still loud. The staff was and has always been great. I told my wife if I could work and was offered to be retrained I would go for being a radiology tech. While I was in the waiting room they was the cutest young girl about 11 or so. I thought to myself I pray this poor girl doesn't have a tumor or something. Thankfully they were only scanning her for a sprained ankle. I did have two very painful imaging test through my back episodes. One was pre-surgery. They did a test where they were looking for injury to my spine. They injected dye into my spine, then put me on a flip table where they flipped me on my head while they used a fluoroscope watching the fluid as it got just short to my brain, then they had to quickly flip me back upright. When they flipped me upside down the pain was out of this world. The ladies just held my hand, rubbed my back and said it's OK to scream or cry. I did both. The second time was one day post back surgery. I had alot of extra pain and they were afraid of internal bleeding. They took me out of bed which was painful then I had to lay flat on my back on a cold stainless steel X-ray table. I still had staples in my back from having 4 levels fused just the day before. I had to lay still. It was sooo painful. Well most went well and EZ. Thank God for the imaging options they have today. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi All-- Well my orthopedic spine Dr perused the MRI and report and said that I have a small bony protrusion on my left lower lumbar region( L-5?) but NOT a bone spur--- we are watching it and if it gets inflamed again ( sciatica attack) then I can have a trigger point injection-- what is that? Annie A poet is, after all, to see From: Dave Cruikshank <d.cruikshank@ comcast.net> Subject: [PainInTheNeck- Back] Had an MRI yesterday PainInTheNeck- Back@groups .com Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 4:58 AM I had an MRI yesterday. This is about my 20th MRI / Cat Scan. They scanned my Lumbar and Thoracic with contrast dye because I have hardware. It took an hour. Had I known that I probably would have taken more pain killer. It was tough laying perfectly still flat on my back for an hour. They tried making me as comfortable as possible by putting pillows under my legs. It went well, they told me I was an excellent patient. I told them I can't imagine what it must be like claustrophobic, anxious, real large, a child, or have Alzhiemers, or be in extreme pain. It must be maddening. Thank God I take it well. I told them I'm usually so relaxed that if they see me squirming I probably fell asleep. One thing that is different is they no longer offer you a choice of music. They said the new machines are faster, but because they are, they are much more noisy. They put plugs in my ears, and it was still loud. The staff was and has always been great. I told my wife if I could work and was offered to be retrained I would go for being a radiology tech. While I was in the waiting room they was the cutest young girl about 11 or so. I thought to myself I pray this poor girl doesn't have a tumor or something. Thankfully they were only scanning her for a sprained ankle. I did have two very painful imaging test through my back episodes. One was pre-surgery. They did a test where they were looking for injury to my spine. They injected dye into my spine, then put me on a flip table where they flipped me on my head while they used a fluoroscope watching the fluid as it got just short to my brain, then they had to quickly flip me back upright. When they flipped me upside down the pain was out of this world. The ladies just held my hand, rubbed my back and said it's OK to scream or cry. I did both. The second time was one day post back surgery. I had alot of extra pain and they were afraid of internal bleeding. They took me out of bed which was painful then I had to lay flat on my back on a cold stainless steel X-ray table. I still had staples in my back from having 4 levels fused just the day before. I had to lay still. It was sooo painful. Well most went well and EZ. Thank God for the imaging options they have today. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hi All-- Well my orthopedic spine Dr perused the MRI and report and said that I have a small bony protrusion on my left lower lumbar region( L-5?) but NOT a bone spur--- we are watching it and if it gets inflamed again ( sciatica attack) then I can have a trigger point injection-- what is that? Annie A poet is, after all, to see From: Dave Cruikshank <d.cruikshank@ comcast.net> Subject: [PainInTheNeck- Back] Had an MRI yesterday PainInTheNeck- Back@groups .com Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 4:58 AM I had an MRI yesterday. This is about my 20th MRI / Cat Scan. They scanned my Lumbar and Thoracic with contrast dye because I have hardware. It took an hour. Had I known that I probably would have taken more pain killer. It was tough laying perfectly still flat on my back for an hour. They tried making me as comfortable as possible by putting pillows under my legs. It went well, they told me I was an excellent patient. I told them I can't imagine what it must be like claustrophobic, anxious, real large, a child, or have Alzhiemers, or be in extreme pain. It must be maddening. Thank God I take it well. I told them I'm usually so relaxed that if they see me squirming I probably fell asleep. One thing that is different is they no longer offer you a choice of music. They said the new machines are faster, but because they are, they are much more noisy. They put plugs in my ears, and it was still loud. The staff was and has always been great. I told my wife if I could work and was offered to be retrained I would go for being a radiology tech. While I was in the waiting room they was the cutest young girl about 11 or so. I thought to myself I pray this poor girl doesn't have a tumor or something. Thankfully they were only scanning her for a sprained ankle. I did have two very painful imaging test through my back episodes. One was pre-surgery. They did a test where they were looking for injury to my spine. They injected dye into my spine, then put me on a flip table where they flipped me on my head while they used a fluoroscope watching the fluid as it got just short to my brain, then they had to quickly flip me back upright. When they flipped me upside down the pain was out of this world. The ladies just held my hand, rubbed my back and said it's OK to scream or cry. I did both. The second time was one day post back surgery. I had alot of extra pain and they were afraid of internal bleeding. They took me out of bed which was painful then I had to lay flat on my back on a cold stainless steel X-ray table. I still had staples in my back from having 4 levels fused just the day before. I had to lay still. It was sooo painful. Well most went well and EZ. Thank God for the imaging options they have today. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Annie, A trigger point injection is usually just a mixture of lidocane and a corticosteroid, like most steroid injections, and the doctor tries to get the injection exactly into the irritated area to calm the inflamation. The theory is that the point of irritation is triggering the spasm of a muscle which may press on a nerve or in your case press on a nerve that is already compressed by the bony protrusion. Do you think there is an exact spot where the pain starts? This is the spot!!! Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Annie, A trigger point injection is usually just a mixture of lidocane and a corticosteroid, like most steroid injections, and the doctor tries to get the injection exactly into the irritated area to calm the inflamation. The theory is that the point of irritation is triggering the spasm of a muscle which may press on a nerve or in your case press on a nerve that is already compressed by the bony protrusion. Do you think there is an exact spot where the pain starts? This is the spot!!! Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Annie, A trigger point injection is usually just a mixture of lidocane and a corticosteroid, like most steroid injections, and the doctor tries to get the injection exactly into the irritated area to calm the inflamation. The theory is that the point of irritation is triggering the spasm of a muscle which may press on a nerve or in your case press on a nerve that is already compressed by the bony protrusion. Do you think there is an exact spot where the pain starts? This is the spot!!! Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Hi Annie, A trigger point injection is usually just a mixture of lidocane and a corticosteroid, like most steroid injections, and the doctor tries to get the injection exactly into the irritated area to calm the inflamation. The theory is that the point of irritation is triggering the spasm of a muscle which may press on a nerve or in your case press on a nerve that is already compressed by the bony protrusion. Do you think there is an exact spot where the pain starts? This is the spot!!! Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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