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MVA-motor vehicle accident-soft tissue trauma, Rx & type treatment/s
I am male, 79 years old and 40 months since MVA. Still have limited ability to turn head to right, major problem when making left hand turn while driving. Limit on lift repeatedly is 10 pounds, like cat liter, and gallon of water. Trauma has now increased previous lumbar pain from mild spinal stenosis and causing increased pain and limitation in standing and very recently with sitting in church or even at home in a soft chair. Pain has radiated to my piriformis muscle in buttock area, especially right side. Do not feel sciatic nerve issue because pain does not radiate down either leg. Have been having increased neuropathy feeling in both upper legs areas, not much below knee. Orthopedic MD suggest epidurial injection to help pain versus repeated butt injections by two different medical practice and three doctors. Any experience from others with injections? What other therapies have you tried ? Appreciate any fee back.
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<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>Hi Justin,<br>I think I understand what you were saying earlier about weighing in.<br>My experiences with injections are mixed. While they were the only thing I was aware of, it was so wonderful to have that. Then when I moved and had to find another Pain Dr. I was fortunate enough to find one that had different ideas on treatment for my<br> condition. He did a couple of injections, then changed medications and the very first injection was amazing. I walked out of the procedure with no pain and did not have to have another injection for a little over 9 months. I do not remember what he changed.<br> Then he said that I was a perfect candidate for a spine stimulator. I researched it and after many painful sleepless days and nights I decided to have the stimulator implanted. I went thru a 2 week trial first to see if I would benefit from it, and it was<br> wonderful I was sent to an neurosurgeon to have it implanted. I was so thrilled about how it worked and was told by the neurosurgeon that it would get even better. It has. I no longer have the pain in my right hip and leg. It was crippling before the implant,<br> and now it is almost non-existent. Now I have stenosis above that area the stimulator helps, and I have bone spurs going into my spine again, so surgery is something I will have to consider. Thanks to "Maria's" message to me, she has experienced good results<br> from fusion in her back and knows of others that have had good results. I have been told that the spine stimulator will need to stay for other issues, fine with me. I feel like pretty soon I will be bionitic because of all the implants. he he<br>Any info I can offer, of course I will. I try not to be too needy or talk too much. So I tend not to be on this site all the time.<br><br><br><br><br>PEACE AND LOVE...JJ <br><br><br>
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1 ReactionGood for you! Wish I had be candidate for stimulator. Spine is too curved to get leads in.
Thanks for sharing with me .Zale,
Sounds like you have been on quite a journey. About the stimulator,..have you researched that avenue? I understand from my granddaughter that there are a lot of different devices for people who have trouble walking.. She was sharing somethings she has learned in her; college classes about devises that are helping paraplegics walk. Her info is what made me go ahead with the Stimulator. I sure hope you can find relief in all avenues of your live. Like you said and keep moving and talking. NEVER give up! And remember that no matter what...you are loved!
PEACE & LOVE JJ