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:( RM pls send the rep our thoughts..I hope his daughter recovers and can lead a somewhat normal life.
A gent @ our work had an op then developed an infection & had another op where is lung collapsed. He came & saw us yesterday but has a few more hurdles before returning to work..
I feel like a weenie..
Tomorrow will be ONE YEAR since I was in the car accident that tore up my SI joint. I've turned into a little bit of a gym rat-- swimming and machines - sometimes the treadmill but I usually pay for that the next day. I had two injections into the joint that helped. I have been back on my mountain bike a few times recently. I always hurt later, but my back hurts most the time anyway, so I would rather ride and hurt than not ride and hurt a little less.:o
On another note my husband who got hit and run December 5 and ended up in the hospital for five days with a broken rib and collapsed lung is 100% better and back to commuting every day.
FBG, I had wondered what happened to you. Welcome to the walking wounded....
How did you crash?
That's fantastic news about your husband! I'm sorry you haven't been so lucky. I'd be interested to hear more about your SI joint injections as I also have lingering SI joint pain (not intense, but annoying) from my cycling accident in April '05. My pain is mostly just when I'm riding, not so much afterwards, and is at the top of my butt in back, on the right side. Are the injections x-ray guided? I read some about them online awhile back, and they sounded kinda involved and possibly painful (are you anesthesized at all?), so I haven't followed up with them but think I might need to at some point. How long do the results last?Quote:
Originally Posted by fatbottomedgurl
Thanks for the info -- and I hope you'll continue to recover. One year is not that long in the grand scheme of things, though I know it seems it. My orthopod told me that I'd continue to heal for two years after my surgery to repair my pelvis. I'm past that now, but you may still have another year of improvement ahead of you! Fortunately, I'm able to ride, hike, and even run, but just not really long distances, and I worry about pain getting worse on back-to-back days, like if my DH and I were ever to do another bike tour.
Emily
Oh, some lady missed a stop sign and t-boned me in the drivers side door at about 35 or 40 mph.
Emily- the injections are xray guided and under anesthesia.($$$) I was having bad stabbing in the spot you are talking about and "Sciatica" type pain. The injections definitely reduced that. I still get a stab her and there. The second shot was in October and I did really well. But I seem to be getting more generalized back pain, probably because I am DOING more. Thanks for the encouragement. It is frustrating, but also I am crazy busy with school and work and kids I couldn't ride so much any way. (I keep saying to myself)
FBG - Were you getting steroid injections, prolotherapy injections or something else?
It can take a good 2 years to recover from stuff that big. Hang in there and you're doing the right thing by trying to get active again.
What's an SI joint? I'd google it but worry i'd find drug related links :eek:
FBG-Good to see you're doing more! :)
Oh..Let Me...Bio Teacher...Sacro- Iliac Joint....not sure if it is one word or two.
I went for an MRI on my knee today, a rule out for a meniscal tear. Back to the doc on the 4th. I also got a line on a really good PT who is a tri guy at my pool, so I will have that in place when I go back to the doc.
Got in the pool the past two days. Swimming with the buoy. Felt good to be moving.
Got dinner in the oven, and a glass of wine, I smell a bit like the pool, but other than that, not a bad day.
FBG...glad you are ok, and nice to see you back.
Thanks for the information! I have good health insurance through my employer, so the money aspect is not a biggie, more the time and pain factor (I was glad to hear that you got anesthesia as I am a pain weenie!) I'll make a decision once I see how the pain is after I start riding again in the spring, and once I see how much I am going to ride this year. I sure wish there were a permanent fix rather than just something that lasts a month or three, as I won't necessarily have excellent health insurance forever. Somehow I doubt Medicare will pay for these injections, once I get to that age...Quote:
Originally Posted by fatbottomedgurl
Emily
Tony (PT) was channeling his inner medieval torturer today... my shoulder hurtz
I know I need stretching out, and he is careful. I do all my exercises and stretches. but, but ...
I WANT MY SHOULDER TO STOP HURTING AND HAVE FULL RANGE OF MOTION NOW!!!
and yes, they got another doctor's order and insurance authorization for the continuation... but next week is only two sessions, 'cause of Mardi Gras
Throw me something, mister! :p
I am with ya Beth.. I hear you loud and clear!!!!!!
Hang in there Beth! Mine was so bad last week they let me do like 5 reps of one exercise and then gave up in favor if ultrasound, ice and electrical stimulation.... This stinks.
SheFly
I had an AHA! moment the other day...My leg was "wobbling" a bit more than normal on friday & realized I must do the 1hr of leg strengthening exercises each day! I wasn't home Thursday night to do them and one wobble on fri actually kind of hurt.
Just one of many AHA"s this week..
I walked into my daughter's open cabinet door with my bad arm and almost vomited. Duh!!!
It does seem to hurt less - you guys aren't exactly making PT seem a lot of fun, though... :p Something to look forward to.
I loved PT - of course, I was getting stretched and massaged the whole time. :D I had my first acupucture session, it seemed to help a bit, at least for a few days. Maybe if I keep it up the inflammation will go away permanently. N also wants to have a hair analysis done. I'll do it, for sh!ts and giggles, I'm not sure how much stock I put in it though.
My new fancy $200 Roller Mouse arrived yesterday. It was not the hand/wrist savior I thought it would be. :( I'll keep using it, maybe it's something I need to get used to.