Re: Re: Injections Darkene

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You have it right from my understanding, research and trials. These

injections are only a temp. relief, and can only be done keeping in mind we will

be shut off as you can only have so many cortizone shots. I have chosen to not

go there anymore, as I don't like the shots exspecially to my back!, that I will

never let them attempt TX of any kind with injection. Our bodies are set up to

reject anything foriegn and when these are done, it sends signals that something

has entered unknown which in some of us, causes worse harm then the temp pain

relief itself. Hope u find lighter days with all this. Take Care

Sharon

ddean228 wrote: I have something I wanted to

toss out to our medical/health field

folks who are in here (I know you are!). I had been told years ago to

be careful/mindful of shots (i.e cortisone, epidurals, etc.) because

it can cause necrosis (sp?) of the surrounding area(s), which

actually ends up doing more damage.

So my question is this - do the ends justify the means? I have had to

have a few cortisone shots directly into spasms that wouldn't release

any other way. But I don't think I would want them on a regular basis

for the above potential side effect.

Are there any new schools of thought out there on this? I only ask

because I am seeing so many of " us " who have DDD, osteoarthritis,

fibro, arthritis, RA, stenosis, and quite honestly, some of these

things are not going to be helped by injections. If we have narrowing

of our spinal cord/facets, etc., it isn't growing back; we are not

going to regenerate that fluid.

Just some thoughts from this peanut gallery. I am all for getting and

obtaining pain relief if we are able to do so; I just don't want

folks to think it is the cure-all for everything, because I think

sometimes it sets up a worse precedent in the big picture and then

you hit that " wall " where they say " you can't have any more " ....

Darlene

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> From: jessiejo10@...

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> To: Fibromyalgia_Support_Group

> Sent: 3/4/2008 4:45:32 P.M. Central Standard Time

> Subj: Re: back injections/Marla

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> I have ddd, 3 herniated discs, two which are old injuries (I am 62

years

> old) and the third just a couple of years old. I also have a 11 %

scoliosis,

> arthritis, osteoarthritis, stenosis. I had 9 epidurals in 18

months until my

> pain doctor retired and no one else would give me one, saying I

had way too

> many. Now this young doctor, trained at the Mayo Clinic, suggested

facet

> injections. He also said they had about a 50/50 chance they would

help but

> luckily they have and believe or not with all else that is wrong,

I can feel

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> difference. Some of the achy pain I thought was fibro must have

been spinal

> arthiritis-whateverarthiritis-whatever<WBR>-a liittle relief

sometime,

> somewhere

> I have a strep infection in my throat so I feel a little like

nna

> nnaDanna!nnaDanna!<WBR>!!!! (The oldies but goodies will

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> Gentle Hugs,

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> Marla

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> In a message dated 3/4/2008 12:17:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,

> _djgraves9497@djgraves94djg_ (mailto:djgraves9497@...) writes:

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> Marla - Can you tell me if this was for herniated discs or what

specifically

> causes your back pain? I have DDD and was told that injections

would only be

> a 50/50 chance of helping.

> Jeanne in WI

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> If you are talking about facet injections in the joints of your

spine I had

> 2 joints done on one side last Tuesday and go back next week for

two on the

> other side. They really gave me a lot of relief. If the relief

lasts awhile

> the pain doctor said he could do it with " heat " and the effect

would last

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> up to 8 - 8 months. That would me wonderful.

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> Hope your appointment goes well,

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> Gentle hugs,

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> Marla

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