DID YOU GET THE MESSAGE I SENT YOU? I HOPE SO, CAUSE IT WAS REALLY
LONG, AND I DIDN'T SAVE IT. I LEFT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WHEN I WENT TO PT - THEY DID ULTRASOUND (I THINK IS WHAT IT'S CALLED)
WHERE THEY ATTACH SOMETHING TO YOUR SKIN IN A COUPLE OF PLACES AND
TURN IT ON AND IT GENTLY CONTRACTS THE MUSCLE AT INTERVALS. THAT
WASN'T TOO BAD. AND THEY ATTACHED SOMETHING TO THE LOWER PART OF MY
BACK THAT SHOCKED ME, THEY HAD TO KEEP TURNING THAT ONE DOWN TILL I
COULD STAND IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS CALLED. AND A FEW TIMES
THE THERAPIST DID SOME KIND OF MASSAGE THERAPY RIGHT WHERE THE PAIN
IS LOCATED - WITH HER THUMBS, THAT WAS AWFUL!!!. SAID SHE WAS TRYING
TO 'DRAW IT OUT'. WHATEVER!! THAT WAS ABOUT IT.A

AND WHEN I WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR - HE DID ADJUSTMENTS TO SPINE,
HIP AND NECK - AND THEN HAD ME DO ULTRASOUND THERE, ALSO. THEY WERE
MUCH KINDER TO ME THAN THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PEOPLE WERE.

I THINK THAT ABOUT COVERS IT.

--- In piriformissyndrome@yahoogroups.com, Mary Smith
<filmfest12@y...> wrote:
> Don't despair! You have come to a place where we have
> all been through the same thing & understand your
> agony. We may not be able to fix your problem, but you
> can benefit from our collective experiences.
>
> You are very right to be worried. This kind of chronic
> pain problem can easily be mishandled & misdiagnosised
> by doctors.
>
> Over twenty years of my life have been utterly wasted
> & destroyed by this kind of problem. I don't want you
> to waste time & money reinventing the wheel we have
> all been on.
>
> I have some questions for you. If you don't want to
> post your medical history online, you could just send
> me an email at my yahoo.com email address.
>
> 1- What diagnosis did the Primary care doctor give
> you? What were the PT orders? Did the PT treat you for
> Piriformis Syndrome? or were you given a general back
> program? Or what? If you don't know the diagnosis &
> what the PT was treating you for, please find out &
> let us know. And what did the PT tell you or the
> doctor when you finished PT? Thanks.
>
> 2-Has the Viox or either of the steroids really helped
> with the pain? If so, is it helping enough to to
> justify the costs & risks associated with the drugs,
> especially the steroids? Your doctors have really
> loaded you up with anti-inflammatories. Why?
>
> 3- Please describe the types & locations of the
> pain(s).Do you have a burning pain in your SI joint?
> Do you still have the pulled muscle feeling in the
> butt? Where in the butt? How's your hip?
>
> 4- What makes the pain worse? Sitting, spreading legs,
> standing, bending, lifting, etc.
>
> I have some ideas for you, but I would like more
> information before I suggest anything. The one thing I
> will say at this point is - don't waste your money on
> acupuncture - it won't help. Mary
>
>
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