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Low back pain & neuropathy issues
68 years old and lower back+neuropathy issues make staying active hell. Used to be avid jogger and now cannot be on my feet for more than 10-15 minutes. No meds help. Very depressing.
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Gail this ART sounds like the activator used by chiropractors
No just by itself as I mostly do holistic Prescription meds are for blood pressure and cholesterol.
I am also on Medicare with BCBS. I know that the Mayo has financial help if needed; I have a friend right now applying for financial assistance. I have never heard of the Mayo Clinic turning anyone down. Are you talking about one of their systems smaller hospitals or clinics where they can’t actually treat all alignments? My friend went to one of the Mayo Health System facility and they could not help her. Her doctor wrote her a referral for Rochester where she presently is being taken care of. Mayo’s main philosophy is “the patient comes first”. I know it can be very hard sometimes because they have no open appointments for months. I live in MN and visit Rochester every year. Many people don’t like MN winters and don’t want appointments in the winter so it might actually be easier to get an appointment at that time if you were willingly to put up with our weather. Keep trying.
Thanks for the great marketing for MN. I live there in the spring and fall. I never thought about the winter being more accessible for appointments. Unfortunately, I was turned down for treatment by the Mayo Rochester physician group that meets to review cases and makes these decisions. The reason I received was that there was nothing more that Mayo could do for my chronic myofascial pain syndrome, idiopathic polyneuropathy and small fiber neuropathy. At the time I was only taking gabapentin and experiencing progressive suffering. They did tell me that I could try again at a later date. I will say that the "patients come first" philosophy is very evident throughout the entire Mayo organization. My partner was there for surgery one year ago and the entire experience was amazingly supportive and professional. It probably helped that he had a patient number given at the age of 9 mos which guarantees access for life. He needed no referral and they saw him within a week. So if any of you have such a number hanging around in a file cabinet, it is golden. And then....don't give up! Turn the next corner and set your sights high!
I too know how depressing it is to be in constant pain. Just doing things around my house gets harder. I love cooking, baking and canning. I have compression fractures in both the upper and lower spine. Now I am having trouble in the neck. I have had a pain stimulator, didn't work, I have had so many injections I have lost track. The last was the medial branch nerve block, I have had three. I also have peripheral neuropathy. I am on gabapentin. I go to a pain specialist. So far nothing has worked. He said he didn't think I would find a surgeon that would operate on me. I know my age!!! I am 82 and boy do they keep reminding me of that. I realize I am getting old! But do I have to be in pain? If I take the pain medication, then I can't function anyway. So????????? I do have family (they have their own life and have to work) I have my church family and my faith in God. That keeps ,me motivated.
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1 ReactionFinally got into this page.For Pain a good tea will help it's Arnica tea ☕ you can find it at Rite Aid I drink it when in pain ,it gets rid of pain for a long time ,.
It you can drink ☕ Arnica tea is good for pain,relieved it ,for depression get SAM,-e or St John,s Wort if your on Coumadin don't take St John,s Wort.
If your pain meds don't work or knock you out, you're taking the wrong one or the wrong amount. There are many narcotic and they all affect different people in different ways. Oxycontin doesn't work anymore for me but hydromorphone, (dilaudid), does a great job. There are several others to try. I also get relief from Healing touch, Qigong and meditation.
A lady who had experienced chronic back pain for a bunch of years had surgery to put two cadaver(human) discs in her back to replace two she had that had failed (I guess the medical term is ruptured) instead of artificial ones and she is feeling wonderful.