Re: Update

From: Gina (gina@maine.rr.com)
Wed Nov 3 08:00:32 1999


Yayyyyy! You finally found someone who listens, appreciates your active role in your own health and is willing to at least try something different and follow-up on it. In my experience, that's something to celebrate! :-)

Hoping your PCP will get with the program and get you the referrals you need to keep seeing the DO, and also hoping the meds do the trick :) Gina

At Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Christine M. Smith wrote: >
>Hi!
>
>Just thought I'd give an update. I saw the orthopedic doctor yesterday
>and he thinks my pain is due to my disc disease.(inflammation in the
>disc itself, rather than the nerve) My sacroiliac joints look and feel
>completely normal. So much for the SI theory. He did do a manipulation
>(he's a DO) which I had never had before and I must say I felt better
>this morning. I also started on a course of methylpred (steroid) which
>he says will tell him a lot about what is and what isn't going on. He
>seemed very nice, read and commented on all of my records, seemed to
>appreciate the 2 year outline of my problem I had written up and said it
>was not uncommon for pcp's to not follow recommendations. He believes
>there is a good chance I have an underlying rheumatological disorder
>causing the problem and the pain. I asked him why I had such an
>improvement with surgery and he said it happens often and they don't
>know why. So that's where I'm at. I have no idea what lies ahead.
>
>Chris S.


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