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Depression and Anxiety at an older age
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: May 26 11:44am | Replies (625)Comment receiving replies
Well, I received a call later yesterday referring me back to the pain specialist since an MRI is not an option ( drat that VNS) which the NP ordered so she could refer me to a doctor. I did assert myself and will see the ortho NP to discuss options again for pain which is why I was there and we did discuss options. Back to feeling like a ping pong ball. PT is not pleasant as everything is stirred up. Just keep doing it. The arthritis is devouring the cartilage and there is nothing can be done. They keep trying different things in PT which has my muscles confused and sending new pain messages. Just do it and don’t whine. Seems I have hit another dead end. The whole body is connected so depression/ anxiety are high right now. There are times the best one can do is ride it out. They continue to pull and stretch on me. Maybe it will help. ☹️
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@parus- My husband needs an MRI too but his insurance co wont pay for it until he does xxx amount of weeks in PT. This is extremely dangerous because know one knows what's really wrong. And you are right @parus, it screws up your muscle memory. Insurance companies just don't want to pay for it. I think that right now all you can do is ride it out. Have you been able to see a rheumatologist? They specialize in such diseases as arthritis, etc. You are doing the right thing and if you need to take a break then do it, anything to help heal.
Hello @parus
I am sorry that you are feeling so discouraged, but I understand it all too well. Since an MRI is not an option have you asked them about a CT scan? Worth asking about, I suppose. Yes, I understand the dilemma with PT. I have to go for vestibular PT next week and I dread it so much. It makes me so nauseous and blurry-eyed but I really have needed if for a while.
That "ping pong ball" feeling is all too familiar, isn't it? Many times, I've thrown that dratted ball back in the doctor's direction with a comment that I really do need more help and wouldn't they try to re-think this matter? Sometimes it works, sometimes not, but I always feel it's worth a shot. All you have to lose by asking is one ping pong ball.
Wishing you well as you ride this one out, @parus. You are one strong person and I certainly admire all you have achieved in the short time I've known you through Connect. Keep plugging away!
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@parus Good Morning! It might not feel that way but I'm glad you took control with your appointment. I had such a visual when you said you felt like a ping pong ball. Is there a way you can flip that so that you're the stationary player and they're the ones coming in and out? Kinda like you're the conductor and you ask them to speak or be quiet as if they were the musical instruments in your orchestra, playing YOUR score of your life. You could even assign an instrument to each one, like naming one the bass drum because everytime he comes in the room he booms at you. Or maybe he's a big round guy that looks like a bass drum. With your artistic ability you could actually draw them all. I'd love to see those drawings!