Hi Louise, you know ever since I fell backwards off my concrete mixer truck, I have had chronic lower back pain, Like you I'm getting injections in my lower back and about a month ago they did a nerve block, now I don't feel the pain in the lower back like I use too seems it's moved up in the middle of my back and hips...I feel better than I did but it does hurt when it turns cold. So I've been hurting more than usual ...I feel for those who are going through the same things as I am. It's sad to have to suffer.
Originally Posted by
Quilty-Louise
Robyn,
I can so relate to pain. I have been suffering with chronic pain since
my second neck surgery in January 2009.
Even FREQUENT visits (sometimes 2-3 per month) to the pain management
Dr does not fully help me. I get injections and they are short term semi-relief
but nothing lasts over 6 months (the longest so far).
Now beginning of the new year we will be on NEW insurance and it will not be
covering 1/10th of what my current insurance covers.
To this current date my insurance (present is Aetna) has paid out OVER $500k
in treatments, diagnosis, surgeries, CTscans, Xrays, MRI's, Drs, hospital, meds,
neck braces, traction units, tens unit and goodness knows I can't remember what
else there is/has been.
YES you read that correctly OVER half a million dollars has been spend on trying
to "fix" my next issues and all the pain. With no complete success at it (so far).
So I truly hope you are able to get the relief you so deserve, NOBODY should
have to live in pain all the time.
Sad as it sounds I am ALMOST getting use to it. But maybe someday that
will change too.