from anjil

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wow, i couldn't sleep most of last night due to " tennis elbow " pain. it was

horrible! as soon as i woke up, i went on the hunt for the little neoprene

doo-hicky that you pull up your arm & in about an hour, all better. if only all

of life weren't like that, huh?

diana, i had botox injections a couple of yrs ago in trigger points in my

neck. they cost a fortune (insurance will pay some, but you still have to pay a

lot) & i didn't feel aany improvement. but that's just me. for the amount of

money it costs, i'd never do it again. but you know i've had every type of

injection known to mankind in my neck & shoulder blades & they just don't help.

the worst ones were the very last ones, when i took the dr an article about

how HEDS patients need more anesthetic than most patients. he says, no

problem, just tell the girl when we get in the procedure room you need more. it

happened to be a particularly busy day (at $500 cash per patient, we were in a

big hurry alright!). when we got in the room & i saw the girl w/the needle in

her hand, i said outLOUD to the dr, remember i told you i need more than the

average bear?? he said, oh, that's right. ok, well, get going, kim. in about

3 minutes, he was so impatient (a type A as well), he said, come on, that's

enough time, we have 4 more patients to do. consequently, this anjil felt every

single needle prick, the movement, the noise, etc. i had to leave my mouth

open while they did it cuz my gold crowns were in the way on the fluoroscope.

i was crying cuz it hurt so bad, but no one knew i was crying cuz my face was

in the pillow so i could hardly breathe. then this new dr jerko yells at me

" keep your mouth open " , which is very difficult when you are crying. i kept

crying tell i was laying in the recovery area & the nurse came by & gave me a

little soft love rub & asked what's the matter. i couldn't talk, i still hurt

like hell. that is the day i swore i would NEVER have another injection in

that area of my body. when i went back in for a follow-up, the dr asked how i

was doing? i said the same. he said it didn't help for a week or a few days

even? i said, no, it didn't help at all. and don't you remember me telling you

i needed more meds than most people & you were in such a big hurry, so you

kept on going? well, i felt every single thing you did. his reply (no

joke)...let's go in there and really pound those suckers in & see if we can

settle

things down in there. i said, sorry. i don't have another $500 & after having

to lay there in agony, i'll never do that again.

he is still my dr, but i only go to him to get my pain meds. that's it. i'll

never let him near me again. so, di, don't let me stop you, cuz we're all

different. i had trigger pt injections before w/my old dr & they weren't as

bad. but that is a very tender area. & that's my experience.

yahoo, i should get my first unemployment ck anyday now. that worked out

pretty well for me, who didn't wanna really work anyway, the way i felt. after

one yr of this money, i'll only have to wait 5 more months till medicare. now

i'm stuck paying $460/mo to my previous employer (the weenee). i just wish i

didn't have to have anything else to do w/him, he's sucha dirt clod. i should

write a book about all the nasty & bad things he made me do for him over the

yrs. over the top is what it was. it was not a good thing when he'd call

from out of town & ask me to do this or that. he had a lot of nerve. i could

really get a lot of money if i sued him for sexual harassment. but i wouldn't

do that. he did do some nice things for me. i personally think the crap

outweighed the nice, to be honest, though.

love & hugs to all my CEDAngel friends!!

jil () : )