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Hello everybody

I have not been posting much lately and I am sorry...I have been

reading all the posts though...(((((HUGS))))) prayers and positive

thoughts to all that need or want them.

My husband and I both went to the doctor this week...

My husband saw his pain doc yesterday (unfortunately I was not able

to go with him) The doc decided to leave things as they stand for

now, to see if he can tolerate it, and will see him again in a

month. The nerve block(cervical) wore off 3 weeks ago and the lumbar

ESI never did anything. He is in PT 3 times a week and on NSAID's

and muscle relaxants(they don't help much). The insurance company

called yesterday...again they are reviewing his case because it is

taking so long...it was reveiwed by a nurse(on their payroll) and

they are trying to make sure that all the treatments are and have

been for the accident injuries only, since the MRI's showed DDD

(minor in cervical anf thorasic and significant in lumbar). He never

had any symptoms or pain before the accident(didn't even now it was

there) So I guess we wait again to see if things get better in the

next month with PT. He has had very little to no improvement in 9

months(except for a small amount for the first 2 weeks after the

nerve block).

I had my appt. with our GP(an osteopath)on Monday. For starters he

was NOT happy I had waited so long to go in(insert shameful blush

here) He did several adjustments to help me regain ROM in my neck

(lost about 50% on left and 30% on right) and realign my hips...rt

hip very high...what confused/suprised him(though since he knows me

it shouldn't)was that that was the leg that was longer(usually

opposite one). He gave me PT excersises for my neck. He doesn't feel

(from the xrays he saw...which he said were not good) that my

spondy, lordosis and kyphosis are that bad (since the spondy is not

at l5-s1 and therefore still stable there) but didn't do new ones.

Since a brace and surgery were discussed 13 years ago he wants to

see the xrays from then, they did a myelogram? at that time(my mom

is sending them to me) so he can see why those options were

discussed.(The recent xrays don't show thorasic. He didn't give me

anything for pain...so for now I will continue to destroy my stomach

and liver etc. with Aleve and ibuprofen. I have not had any

improvements(except more mucles pain from the adjustments...my kids

have check-ups on Monday...so I will update him then. He said if I

didn't have any improvement he would send me to PT. He did not

address any of my other concerns(think I have CFS/FM...from what I

can tell I hit 14 of the 18 FM points). He did say the spondy could

be causing nerve issues(hmmm...that probably would explain my arm

and leg pain, numbness and weakness...sorry sarcasm there).

I am sort of irritanted that he didn't seem to take me seriously...

He has been our doctor for 6+ years. I know he tends to be very

conservative at first...so I am hoping once I update him he will.(He

was the same with hubby 1st appt...then 2nd one he got moving) and

he is probably being cautious since he has been my doc for so long

and I have never seriously addressed these issues with him before(my

own stupidity...plus never had the cervical stuff before...and the

spondy etc flares never lasted long if I rested once it started and

I just dealt with the arm problems...the legs are new...but it has

been 3+ months and getting worse)

Sorry to have written a book...thanks for reading

Blessed Be,

Lee