Re: 's SI joints/

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Keep on complaining. It is just good to hear your voice! I am so

sorry you are hurting so much. I took my first Ultracet tonight.

Made me a bit fuzzy headed, but I don't know that it did much for

the pain. Mobic is supposed to be pretty good--better than

Celebrex. My stomach couldn't handle it. Here's hoping you will do

better with it.

I wish I knew how to help you, but I AM here to listen. :-)

Hugs,

Kathy

> >

> > HI ,

> >

> > I have been dealing with the same SI Joint problem. Remember

how

> they said that after revision to sacrum, the next " to go " would be

> the knees and hips? The " transfer " " of stress from the unfused

> spine. They forgot to tell us, or at least me, that in some

cases,

> the first to go are the SI Joints. Then again, my revision

surgery

> was over eight years ago and it could be that then they didn't

know

> how much stress would transfer to the SI Joints. We are still

> guinea pigs. I'm not complaining: by the time I had my first

> surgery, my curves were 70/55 and still going. I had no choice

but

> to act, and the docs have done the best they could for me. But my

> SI Joints are now a big issue. Very painful. Is interfering with

> my life. Tried one pain doc and it took me awhile to realize he

was

> an idiot. I just started with a new pain doc. I can't take an

anti-

> inflammatory due to stomach issues after being on anti-

> inflammatories for nine years. So the plan, agreed to by my local

> ortho, and Dr. Boachie (my revision surgeon) is for an SI Joint

shot

> on the right side first. If that works, do one for the left

side.

> Assuming that works, do denervation. Medial Branch block is

> probably out for me because the fusion is in the way. My right

side

> SI Joint shot is scheduled for Monday. I'll let you know what

> happens. That doc switched me from Paxil to Cymbalta two weeks

ago

> After we know the effect of the SI Joint shot, he is going to

switch

> me from Percoset to Oxycontin. (Percoset was due to other, idiot

> doc). I also take Ambien to sleep. I also take Neurontin and

> eventually we will determine if that's still working after 8 years

> and, if not, switch to something else. Sounds complicated, but

it's

> not. Just trying the shots and changing to more appropriate

drugs.

> It all takes time to get the whole thing done - can't change more

> than one thing at a time. If you do, you don't know what works

and

> what doesn't.

> >

> > Don't let any of this scare any of you. Our futures are not

> guaranteed. I think we all know that. But the docs have done the

> best they can with the knowledge they have. I will never give up!

> >

> > My daughter is here visiting for the weekend so I'm going to be

> busy till after the injection Monday. She's annoyed with me for

> taking time away from her to write this email. She 37 years

old.

> Grrrrr.

> >

> > I'll let you all know how I fare with the shot. If I have time,

> I'll check email before Monday afternoon, but I might not be able

to.

> >

> > . Hang in. I really do hate to say this, but I'm glad I'm

> not alone. And I'm glad that your docs and mine are thinking to

do

> the same things. That's comforting.

>