Guest guest Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I was invited to go to Vegas in Sept. (I'm in L.A.) and I really want to go. I saw the pain Dr. yesterday and asked if a cortizone shot would work in the short-term (weekend) so I could go. He said yes but discouraged me, saying it could cause 'permanent damage'. I had 2 shots in college due to throwing my back out and I never had any problems. He prescribed MS-Contin and I go back in a month. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cortisone shot where? The docs are against the shots (some of them) because they feel the steroids are not good for you. I am on pain meds around the clock, and they help me more than the shots. The pain docs are funny... some are more injection only, others are pain meds... I have one doc that does the injections (buttocks trigger points every 2 months) and another that prescribes the pain meds. In my experience seeing 30+ physicians before finding someone stable they are either for one or the other. Is this like an epidural shot?? Or?? Subject: MS-Contin To: tetheredspinalcord Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 3:47 PM  I was invited to go to Vegas in Sept. (I'm in L.A.) and I really want to go. I saw the pain Dr. yesterday and asked if a cortizone shot would work in the short-term (weekend) so I could go. He said yes but discouraged me, saying it could cause 'permanent damage'. I had 2 shots in college due to throwing my back out and I never had any problems. He prescribed MS-Contin and I go back in a month. What are your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Hi JJ..What are you on day to day for your meds? Randee In a message dated 7/10/2011 2:01:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, lilacs007@... writes: Cortisone shot where? The docs are against the shots (some of them) because they feel the steroids are not good for you. I am on pain meds around the clock, and they help me more than the shots. The pain docs are funny... some are more injection only, others are pain meds... I have one doc that does the injections (buttocks trigger points every 2 months) and another that prescribes the pain meds. In my experience seeing 30+ physicians before finding someone stable they are either for one or the other. Is this like an epidural shot?? Or?? From: J.J. <_jfjinca@..._ (mailto:jfjinca@...) > Subject: MS-Contin To: _tetheredspinalcord _ (mailto:tetheredspinalcord ) Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 3:47 PM I was invited to go to Vegas in Sept. (I'm in L.A.) and I really want to go. I saw the pain Dr. yesterday and asked if a cortizone shot would work in the short-term (weekend) so I could go. He said yes but discouraged me, saying it could cause 'permanent damage'. I had 2 shots in college due to throwing my back out and I never had any problems. He prescribed MS-Contin and I go back in a month. What are your thoughts? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Kellie, My knots and numbness in my arms got so bad I was tested for MS. My arm would go numb for hours at a time etc.I went for massage, and to a rehabilitation center. Took about 10 intense massage sessions to get the knots out in my back, and that helped with the numbness a lot. I would suggest you Google trigger points, it's possible you have them around your eyes, and on your face. Typical ones are around your jaw bone. They mimic TMJ/migraines- you may want to see if you have knots there. A few days of massaging and you should be good. You do have to keep it up and take care of that area every 3 days or so. Do you get a tingling sensation around your face? Here is a link to what helped me: (jaw/face)http://saveyourself.ca/articles/perfect-spots/spot-07-masseter.php The problem is the trigger point can be in one spot, and the pain can refer from there. Unfortunately with the knots it has been ongoing for me. They never really go away for long. Do you get them in the buttock area? Hips? I have them all over there, as well as neck, top of head, around spine, around ribs, and legs. My legs and upper back are the worst. You mean an internist specializing in something like muscular disorders? My docs/team are- neurosurgeon, pain management physicain, massage therapist (I go occasionally as they can aggravate), Internist specializing in rehabilitation... (he actually trained under my NS a long time ago). Let me know if you have any questions. I know the trigger point stuff seems a bit simple, but honestly taking care of some of them helped me a lot. Check if you have any on your forearm! That would tie into arm numbness. And remember the pain is not necessarily where the trigger point is! Feel free to e-mail me directly too Have you had your post surgical follow up? What do they think about your pain? Does your pain doc know all about TC? Subject: MS-Contin To: tetheredspinalcord Date: Sunday, August 7, 2011, 3:41 PM  , Sorry it's taken me SO long to get back to you. The Cortisone shot was just kind of a general question. I just remember the shots in my back 20+ years ago...and the immediate relief afterwards. I'm not thinking about the shots anymore. Nor am I taking MS-Contin. Within 2 days (and just 2 pills) I felt like I had a horrible flu and headache. I went back to Oxcarbazepine. It doesn't help much but I get no horrible side effects. I see the Dr. later this month and I'm going to ask him about Savella. He had mentioned it but prescribed the MS-Contin instead. Jodi >Cortisone shot where? The docs are against the shots (some of them) because they feel the steroids are not good for you. I am on pain meds around the clock, and they help me more than the shots. The pain docs are funny... some are more injection only, others are pain meds... I have one doc that does the injections (buttocks trigger points every 2 months) and another that prescribes the pain meds. In my experience seeing 30+ physicians before finding someone stable they are either for one or the other. >Is this like an epidural shot?? Or?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 Jenn, I tend to think, totally based on my experience, that she would be better off finding someone specializing in sensitization (someone who treats Fibro, if her pain doc won't help) and someone treating myofascial pain. Because this stops being a spinal cord thing, and essentially becomes another disorder that you develop. Some things that worked for me were as simple as massaging my jaw, but you have to either research or go to someone who can teach you (myofascial center/therapist) to take care of yourself. I have met 30+ people now who have developed sensitization after some type of surgery, or right before it if their pain was untreated. > > > > Subject: MS-Contin > > To: tetheredspinalcord > > Date: Sunday, August 7, 2011, 3:41 PM > > > > , > > Sorry it's taken me SO long to get back to you. The Cortisone shot was just kind of a general question. I just remember the shots in my back 20+ years ago...and the immediate relief afterwards. I'm not thinking about the shots anymore. Nor am I taking MS-Contin. Within 2 days (and just 2 pills) I felt like I had a horrible flu and headache. I went back to Oxcarbazepine. It doesn't help much but I get no horrible side effects. I see the Dr. later this month and I'm going to ask him about Savella. He had mentioned it but prescribed the MS-Contin instead. > > Jodi > >>Cortisone shot where? The docs are against the shots (some of them) because they feel the steroids are not good for you. I am on pain meds around the clock, and they help me more than the shots. > > The pain docs are funny... some are more injection only, others are pain meds... I have one doc that does the injections (buttocks trigger points every 2 months) and another that prescribes the pain meds. In my experience seeing 30+ physicians before finding someone stable they are either for one or the other. > >>Is this like an epidural shot?? Or?? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thanks, ! I have a big problem with light/noise sensitivity. I'm definitely asking him about the Savella. Jodi >The Savella is approved for Fibro. It has helped with joint pain, light/noise sensitivity. .. I have not had any side effects. If you have any of those issues I would ask about it for sure. I'm on Oxycontin now and Morphine IR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Ugh it's the worst!!!There are still a few people talking that I can't stand, but it's 99% better. Hope it works out.. I know how much it sucks! Subject: Re: MS-Contin To: tetheredspinalcord Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011, 2:23 PM  Thanks, ! I have a big problem with light/noise sensitivity. I'm definitely asking him about the Savella. Jodi >The Savella is approved for Fibro. It has helped with joint pain, light/noise sensitivity. .. I have not had any side effects. If you have any of those issues I would ask about it for sure. I'm on Oxycontin now and Morphine IR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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