to ocangela I too let compression fractures heal themselves, including<br>the last at T6 level - the worst. I will go to ER next time and get the<br>injection with cement put into fracture. Last time was the worst bec of<br>location. ladyjane86<br><br>

Hi Angela, I just joined in yesterday as well. I have Cervical stenosis, disc bulge, and bone spurs. I have done epidurals in which a mix of lidocane and steroids are injected. They worked for many years. In my lumbar spine, I had RFA--Radio Frequency Ablation done. That helped dramatically. Do you see pain management doctors?

I fell in July 2015. ER drs. said that I had internal bruising and that it would take time to get over it. I got where I couldn't breath it hurt so bad that a chest x-ray was ordered. That is when they found I had 2 compression fractures. Then because of the stimulator they couldn't do a MRI. They messed around and finally I went to the Doctor who injected the cement and fixed the first one. The first thing he did was remove the stimulator, ordered a MRI then said the compression (he found 4 factors ) had healed wrong and that there was nothing he could do. He said if he had gotten it shortly after the fall he could have fixed them. So....

Yes I saw a pain management doctor. I had the injections and the RFA. Didn't help!

@hosta Bunch of baloney that the surgery should have been done immed.<br> My last fracture at T6 level was very painful - did not see surgeon until<br>5th week, but I said no to surgery even though he said he could do it then.<br> I figured by then I would deal with it. Your dr may have done something<br>wrong, in my estimation. Maybe it had not healed the best, but we continue<br>to have these fractures. agree when mine at T6 level came on it goes way<br>around to the chest. I deal with 8,9, 10 pain all the time. Had my<br>stimulator removed also - not worth a darn. ladyjane86<br><br>