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Facet Joint Injections - Anyone had success?
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@grandmar
Thanks for liking my user name 🙂 I finally found a couple doctors that are actually working with me. I spent 15 years just labeled a chronic pain patient. Every time they did an MRI I was told they didn't see anything that would cause my pain, labeled a chronic pain patient, and offered more injections that never work. I've learned so much about the medical field over the years! Just within the last year they figured out what the problem is and it was visible on every MRI I had over the years but was an incidental finding so it was ignored. Now I'm pretty much bedridden and fighting with insurance because they denied the surgery that I need. Sorry for venting! Anyway, right now the team of doctors I have are great but I still need to find a good neurologist. My doctors say they can't even suggest a good one in the area. Reading the reviews and looking a bunch of them up, I believe the doctors are telling me the truth. I have an appt. on Tues. with one so I have my fingers crossed! So happy to hear that you have finally found relief. Trust me, I understand the struggle getting there!
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@qball2019 Keeping you in my prayers for tomorrow. My mom had awful, long term pain and I understand the venting. And, more importantly, need for relief!
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@qball2019
I know your pain. Although I was never bedridden, I was pretty much housebound because walking was just too painful. I barely walked for 2 years.
I also understand about overlooking. I asked my last pain doc about that. At that time, my 'conditionS' were not so bad, but the pain was (and I tolerate pain pretty well and I don't take pain meds on any regular basis). He explained what I guess I already knew...put a group of people together with the exact same test results and each person react differently and across the board; no pain or reaction to so much pain the person needs to go to the hospital.
If you don't mind me asking, where do you live that you can't find a good neurologist?
You can look for a neurosurgeon, too.
If you do continue to look, search for one with experience in your condition. Also, there are orthopaedic surgeons that do spine surgeries, although MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE HAS BEEN FOR A NEUROSURGEON.
Goid luck with your appointment and let us know how it goes!!!!
Ronnie (GRANDMAr)