@ray666 Ray my pain withe the SI joint could be described as achy, dull pain. I'm sorry I did not get back to your message sooner. I went to see my son and his family on Thursday and was still exhausted from it yesterday.. and still a bit that way. I guess it is one of my symptoms.. fatigue.

@hopeful33250 Teresa,

With the Si joint my doctor said that it will relieve the pain by helping to put things back into alignment but can also cause more problems . That seems to be the case with any procedure or surgery .. a risk that you will not be worse off.

I now am having pain with my hip. My pain doctor does not know if it was from the fusion or not.. tests may tell. I have an MRI scheduled for Wednesday morning. I saw the doctor's P.A. this last time .. even thought I was scheduled with the doctor.. and he ordered the MRI of my lumbar region and not my hip. Hopefully it will also show my hip. I have to lay on my right side .. the left side my ribs are a mess from an open abdominal surgery and I have a a torn labrum in the left shoulder .. so the muscle that pressure is put on night after night in the hip is part of the pain and maybe arthritis. I am almost 71 years old. I really hate MRIs.. laying on my back for so long. I am also claustrophobic .. but at least my head does not go in first this time.

The past few weeks I have wet socks feeling in my feet and on right foot part way up my leg. So something is causing neuropathy. When I put in search engine wet socks feeling and not wearing socks it comes up that one thing it could be is multiple sclerosis. It is possible to contract late onset multiple sclerosis. Other causes can come from other places, but it did not name specific areas. I imagine when I see the doctor next.. in about 10 days .. he will probably set me up with a neurologist or the tests.

Aah the joys of aging .. so many diseases and not enough test or knowledge to quickly and definitively diagnose many of them.

We shall press on .. with dignity .. and a few tears.

ZeeGee