About Me: Female, 54, Berkshire County , MA, member since May 2009
status post pelvic fracture 10/08 from bicycle trapped wheel in pothole and projected me over the handlebars, onging pain wasn't explained my the pelvis-fracture, just got CAT & MRI scans (06/09) that show moderately large central herniation at L5-S1 significantly defor
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[More]ming the thecal sac and probably impinging the s1 nerve root. ouch. Severe low-back pain and leg/foot pain, and horrible anal itching, severe pain in sole/arch/heel of foot when trying to walk, burning inside when peeing & pooing. Just got an appointment with a Neurosurgeon... hope I can get a good treatment plan to avoid surgery! Also have TMJ and shoulder pain and MRI showed foraminal encroachment in my neck, too. Have posted links to some of my images in my journal.
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I saw a neurosurgeon yesterday and I am still digesting the experience. It was a short-notice appointment, squeezed in mostly to check if I needed emergency surgery. I w...
After my being a pain-in-the-butt didn't work (LOL), I gave up trying to get an appointment with the local NeuroSurgeon, and my primary care doctor got me an appointm...
I am STILL waiting just to get an appointment with the one and only NeuroSurgeon in town... they are so backed-up they wont even give me ANY idea of WHEN they might call m...
Just a quick note to say hi! just checking in to see if you have gone to your appt. yet? if so how did it go so far? was thinking about you and thought I'd check in on you. hugs