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I have to wonder about PT. a month of whimpy exercises,.and then after the ortho told me I should be happy there was nothing he could do for me,..I asked questions which were very vague in his response. He did say do the bike! and I said what if I just ignore all this and go crazy cleaning my house and whatnot? He just looked at me told me no bending twisting or lifting. PT told me if I feel pains to stop doing whatever. So thats when I started doing the treadmill because the walking hurt me the most. At that point I was angry. thinking no pain no gain. Maybe they should have told me to work through the pain instead of stopping? So far it has helped me alot. If I stop doing it?? what then? I have no idea. I am still not doing the bending lifting which I was warned about and I get that.
The one thing I took away from PT was it is about building our core. I was also told the damage is done and they gave me info on what NOT to do. How not to sit, suck in your tummy etc. and funny since I have been doing the treadmill I am back sitting sideways like I like to lounge. HA Before I couldnt even do that. and maybe I shouldnt be!
From what I read on the internet my blip in that area,.some people allready have and never feel a bit of pain,..they dont even know it is there. go figure.
I wish you the best of luck on your mri.
I wish people who solve thier back problems would come back on this site and let others know how they did it.
You know one thing the ortho told me even though things looked hunky dory but having my arthritis and having an mri where you are laying down,..that still does not show what is happening when you are up and walking about! You have less then half the space in that one area?? it probably is clinking together and irritating nerves.View Thread

And your right blessings! count them! I can complain but at the same time I am ashamed because I am so blessed.
and umm I have been so focused on Physical therapy I havent gone to church in weeks. I just have to try to get better.View Thread

I had to chuckle about your sugar! My youngest son who asked me to move the coffee table that night when I fell ,..he keeps talking about pains in my foot (when I fell and sprained it) and how he wont ever ask me to move the table again. I tell him it is not his fault and often wonder if it wasnt in the making to begin with,..not like I never fell before that!
I guess I havent had pain long enough to be able to print that bible out for my family to see. But now I have learned so much myself. I was a very judgmental person when I didnt see the pain on the outside of a person or an obvious handicap to a person. I truley am ashamed of myself for the thoughts I have had in the past towards people.
Thank you for the link I shall put it in my favorites .View Thread



I have been doing the exercises and I also have the shoulder bursitis thing going on and I decided the tread mill dh bought that makes my living room so ugly ,..isnt so bad now. He used it maybe three times in the past two years lol. So I have been rockin that since it has gotten cold out. I can see a major difference. buttttttttt what happens when I do not have time to do this?
and yes the srthritis I had before is nothing like the arthritis I have now. I am feeling arthritis in areas I never experienced before ,.and it feels like pins and needles and muscle spasms that I never had before in these areas. weird stuff,..right now I am in a period of how do you feel today?? like I am analyzing myself day to day because it does change. My mom who is 77 yesterday told me how she is suffering with the start of arthritis and I am like whaa ?? ok I am 45 and had it since i was in my early 20's how is this fair? lol.
I am just glad I can vent and talk to another who has gone through all this bs.
I seriously thought they would just fix it and I could go on with my life but now I realize,..oh no dont take drugs,..because you WILL need them later.
thanks for listening to me Joy I have heard good things about the pain pump implant. Anything to get us moving again. And you sound like a person was or is very active to begin with. They never want to mess with our spines to begin with because that is a risk to begin with.View Thread


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It has helped me walk around and lift stuff etc,..only it doesnt do much for spasms,..but if I feel good enough to work out and do stuff the spasms are not as bad anyhow.View Thread
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