Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Hi Kam, Thank you, it was a nice day!! In terms of getting PT set up, There seems to be some issues in getting it approved!! But I have been thinking about it - and - frankly, I don't really want to do PT at this point. Without pain I can barely walk, sit, stand - ect - so I'm thinking why go through the agony of "trying: PT? I would rather use that energy to find the right Dr... The meds (SOMA & Motrin) help with the basic day to day, as long as I don't over do it... I'm too young for this and am beginning to wonder if it wouldn't make more sense for me to just focus my attention on finding the best Dr I can. Any thoughts? Ken advokam <advokam@...> wrote: Ken,Glad to hear your birthday went well - I was thinking about you and wishing you pain free moments. How's that appt. with PT coming along???kam Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Ken, PT should not be agony, it should be helpful. If not, you've got the wrong therapist. If nothing else at all, PT would, I am sure, teach you the proper stretching exercises which, IMO, feel good and are very helpful. Bonnie Re: [ ] KAM - Group Hi Kam, Thank you, it was a nice day!! In terms of getting PT set up, There seems to be some issues in getting it approved!! But I have been thinking about it - and - frankly, I don't really want to do PT at this point. Without pain I can barely walk, sit, stand - ect - so I'm thinking why go through the agony of "trying: PT? I would rather use that energy to find the right Dr... The meds (SOMA & Motrin) help with the basic day to day, as long as I don't over do it... I'm too young for this and am beginning to wonder if it wouldn't make more sense for me to just focus my attention on finding the best Dr I can. Any thoughts? Ken advokam <advokam@...> wrote: Ken,Glad to hear your birthday went well - I was thinking about you and wishing you pain free moments. How's that appt. with PT coming along???kam Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Hi Bonnie, I am willing to try.. but honestly - it seems kinda pointless. I may have just waited too long. Thank you - Ken. Bonnie <bonnie@...> wrote: Ken, PT should not be agony, it should be helpful. If not, you've got the wrong therapist. If nothing else at all, PT would, I am sure, teach you the proper stretching exercises which, IMO, feel good and are very helpful. Bonnie Re: [ ] KAM - Group Hi Kam, Thank you, it was a nice day!! In terms of getting PT set up, There seems to be some issues in getting it approved!! But I have been thinking about it - and - frankly, I don't really want to do PT at this point. Without pain I can barely walk, sit, stand - ect - so I'm thinking why go through the agony of "trying: PT? I would rather use that energy to find the right Dr... The meds (SOMA & Motrin) help with the basic day to day, as long as I don't over do it... I'm too young for this and am beginning to wonder if it wouldn't make more sense for me to just focus my attention on finding the best Dr I can. Any thoughts? Ken advokam <advokam@...> wrote: Ken,Glad to hear your birthday went well - I was thinking about you and wishing you pain free moments. How's that appt. with PT coming along???kam Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Ken, Personal opinions follow: A couple of points here. I had PT before my 2nd fusion which was for DDD. (I had it before my first fusion also but it doesn't seem to apply to this conversation.) This appears to be standard procedure so no surprise that the ortho wanted it done. On the other hand, it did absolutely nothing for the pain from bad discs. I do believe it made me stronger, better able to handle surgery, etc., so there *is* benefit to having PT. Don't beat yourself up for waiting to get surgery or other treatments done. *I*, chose the course of treatment that I was comfortable with. You have done the same, and I won't take that away from you. You are coming to terms with your current quality of life, though, and are making decisions that are/were hard for every one of us. PT *has* helped me, but never for scoliosis and DDD (structural issues). It helped for the post-surgery muscular issues. But, like Bonnie said, PT shouldn't bring on agony. If something hurts, you shouldn't be doing it. (In PT before the second fusion, I told my therapist that pain started after I walked on the treadmill. She modified my therapy to avoid that exercise.) If you can get PT in a pool, do it. It will be the best thing you've felt in a long time. I think you still have my number. If you want to talk, let's do it. Take care, > Ken, > > PT should not be agony, it should be helpful. If not, you've got the wrong therapist. If nothing else at all, PT would, I am sure, teach you the proper stretching exercises which, IMO, feel good and are very helpful. > > Bonnie > Re: [ ] KAM - Group > > > Hi Kam, > > Thank you, it was a nice day!! > > In terms of getting PT set up, There seems to be some issues in getting it approved!! > > But I have been thinking about it - and - frankly, I don't really want to do PT at this point. Without pain I can barely walk, sit, stand - ect - so I'm thinking why go through the agony of " trying: PT? I would rather use that energy to find the right Dr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I really think it is standard procedure for doctors to prescribe physical therapy first because it is easier to get insurance to pay for surgery if they can document that less expensive options have not been effective. This appears to be standard > procedure so no surprise that the ortho wanted it done. On the > other hand, it did absolutely nothing for the pain from bad discs. > I do believe it made me stronger, better able to handle surgery, > etc., so there *is* benefit to having PT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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