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Severe SI joint pain and pain stimulators
Chronic Pain | Last Active: May 7 11:16am | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
I agree! Have you tried Capsaicin? I like to put that on and then lay on the heating pad. Even though it says not to do that. It helps burn my pain away. I also like the tens unit. But it’s a pain to have on with it falling off while walking around. The pain is debilitating and I wish they can figure out how to fix it. I’m far in worst pain than I was before my SI was fused. I never should have allowed the doc to fuse me in the first place let along 9 times. Pain and feeling desperate was the driving force.
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You know what they say about doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. I have an L5-S1 fusion 6years ago. No help at all. I read somewhere that spinal fusions are one of the biggest cash cows for orthopedic surgeons. If I could, I would never have that surgery done. So, how do they explain it? "Failed back surgery syndrome". Handy excuse.
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Interesting, but disturbing to hear about your SI joint fusions. I was going to ask new, never seen before, doctor about that as a last resort. But I guess that is not the answer. However
I have a friend who had a fusion in her spine that did work, She said it took a year to completely heal and the surgery was quite painful and difficult and she is a nurse. But it was not her sacriliac joint.
I am trying CBD salve & then the heating pad, again, it only works for a short time. CBD and all of that "plant's" ingredients, both medicinal and recreational, are legal in my state.