Epidurals/Going Shopping (Re: Hello, I am new)

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Soupy, It must be something about Southwest Missouri and spinal stenosis!

LOL. I have some of the same diagnosis you have.

Also I've not found people to be rude or anything to me either. Even when I

mention having the hepatitis c and starting symptoms of cirrhosis. Some

people still think of it as a druggie or alcohol problem but I talk freely

about it and I believe it puts others at ease.

(My biggest problem is putting off getting out of the house until we

absolutely need something because it is such a pain, and I mean that

literally, to get out and go anywhere.)

Same here. I always loved to go shopping if I had a dime to spend, not

anymore, it just hurts too much. I usually go twice a month if I can't

persuade someone else to do it for me.

The last of November when I saw my doctor and told him about my joint pains

being as bad as my back pain, He gave me a cortisone shot in my hip, not the

joint, the butt. It has helped my knees and ankles tremendously. The

swelling and warmth has gone away. I have no idea how long it will last but

I no longer wake myself in the night crying from the pain.

And yes stress does increase the pain. Good talking at you. Judy from

Springfield, Mo.