Sleep...perchance to dream.

[indysteel]

Have you talked to any of your docs about the fact that the shots are wearing off already? I work with two people who get similar shots on a regular basis. They have never suggested that they are only effective for a couple of weeks. I would call your doc and the doc that gave you the shots to discuss what's going on.

[Catrin]

Have you talked to any of your docs about the fact that the shots are wearing off already? I work with two people who get similar shots on a regular basis. They have never suggested that they are only effective for a couple of weeks. I would call your doc and the doc that gave you the shots to discuss what's going on.

I already have, but my specialist doesn't want to see me until after I've been to a few PT sessions but we did move our follow-up appointment up to a little over 3 weeks from now rather than the late Feb date I did have. From what both doctors have told me, these injections don't work for everyone, and the length of time for which they are effective differ widely from person to person. You can only have these shots 3 times in a year's time and some people don't get lasting relief until the second or third set of shots.

Also spoke with my PCP today, and he wants to see me get a few PT sessions before we decide to make a change...

[Catrin]

I know you've talked about this injury on several threads, but I missed how this happened. Did you hurt yourself?

I had a fall on the mountain bike trail in late October. It wasn't an especially hard fall, but it had to do with how I fell. I snapped my head back so far that my helmet hit my back. This caused a pretty good whiplash injury and strongly aggravated existing cervical spine arthritis that had, before then, been quietly doing it's degenerative task without much getting my attention - I didn't know it was there.

So, an x-ray and MRI later we learned I've moderate disk degenerative disease with multiple bulging disks, possible nerve impingement from a bony spur, and they even found inflammation in the bone marrow. I didn't know bones GOT inflamed... but there you go.

It was one of those freak accidents that happen, and now we are working to calm the arthritis flare it created. Many of my symptoms were relieved from spine injections last week, though not all, just have to work on strengthening my neck now. Still on the bike (road), and can return to the trails this spring

I think that about covers it!

[tealtreak]

I had a fall on the mountain bike trail in late October. It wasn't an especially hard fall, but it had to do with how I fell. I snapped my head back so far that my helmet hit my back. This caused a pretty good whiplash injury and strongly aggravated existing cervical spine arthritis that had, before then, been quietly doing it's degenerative task without much getting my attention - I didn't know it was there.

So, an x-ray and MRI later we learned I've moderate disk degenerative disease with multiple bulging disks, possible nerve impingement from a bony spur, and they even found inflammation in the bone marrow. I didn't know bones GOT inflamed... but there you go.

It was one of those freak accidents that happen, and now we are working to calm the arthritis flare it created. Many of my symptoms were relieved from spine injections last week, though not all, just have to work on strengthening my neck now. Still on the bike (road), and can return to the trails this spring

I think that about covers it!

Yikes! I am adding your recovery to my prayer list! (: