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I am reaching out to those with DISH
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Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I was diagnosed with DISH last year after years of being in pain management. I got sent to a rheumatologist because of my blood work and they are the ones that found it. Apparently, the rheumatologist doesn’t do much for it except meds. My pain management is also at a spine doctor so they will catch anything. I’m sure. The bone spurs are all up and down my back and in my neck. I don’t believe that I have a joint without any. I had a total knee replacement on my right knee before I knew that I had it. I also had surgery on my left foot for a bone spur before I knew and the surgery just made it worse so now the fibers in the foot are breaking down making it harder to walk due to pain. I go in for radio frequencies to my back every six months and that seems to help, for now. I read earlier that movement helps but the battle is fighting my body to move against the pain.
Are there any suggestions on what to do to battle it? Something that could help trick my mind into moving against the pain?
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Talk to your doctor about warm water pool physical therapy. Works wonders for me and my pain management.
I take generic Lyrica and it helps. I just found out 2025 that I have Dish. I probably had for 10/15 years. I had 3 surgeries not knowing this. I had spinal stenosis surgery with a neurosurgeon and bilateral total hip replacements with orthopedic surgeon. Pain management has advised injections won’t work and could cause more problems. I’ve read on here that people are getting injections, even if you google this, it says it’s useless. I have had my throat stretched recently, during endoscopy.
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Have you tried a spinal stimulator from a pain specialist? I did because I talked to people that said they were pain free. It was the 10th procedure that my pain specialist tried on me, but it didn't work. That doesn't mean it wont work for you.