Jackie,
I had that done to my back years ago and it worked well. I figure that will
be part of the treatment and I do know you can buy them for home use.
Phil.
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From: "Jackie Shepherd" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Doctor's appointment concerning my back today
> Phil, my husband Bill has a device, not sure what it's called, which has
> pads you place on places such as your shoulder or back and you can control
> pain with electrical impulses. He has a torn rotator cup and arthritis so
> bad that it has been hard for him to lift his arms to put his shirt on.
> This device relaxes the muscles and reduces the pain. Perhaps, if you
> have insurance,, it might pay for such a device for you. Also, maybe
> someone knows what that device would be called. I should know, having
> been a medical transcriber, though that was back in the 70s and I doubt
> they had anything like that.
>
> At any rate, I'll be praying for you. I know that the Lord will not let
> you suffer more pain than you can stand. He will always be there for you!
>
> Jackie
>
>
>
>
> At 06:13 PM 2013-08-01, you wrote:
>>First, happy 137th birthday Colorado.
>>
>>My appointment with the back doctor wasn't all that encouraging today.
>>Basically, the x-rays they took today, plus the physical tests they did,
>>revealed my lower back is telescoping, that is, the vertebras are all
>>pressing downward. As they do, they are pressuring the disks which in
>>turn are spreading out, slipping to the sides, and coming in contact with
>>nerves which creates the pain in all the various locations. The pain
>>changes from the lower back, into my hips, back of my legs, and all the
>>way down to my ankles. Each back episode, creates pain in multiple places
>>but not the same places each and every time. Also, the pain level my be
>>from mild to severe. They do not recommend surgery because it would take
>>a number of fusions of the vertebras to repair the damage that is ongoing.
>>They are recommending physical therapy in order to learn ways of
>>exercising to the point the vertebras pull back from each other further
>>and thus creating less pressure on the disks. In short, learn to live
>>with it. I was hoping it would be a single set of vertebra that could be
>>fused but that isn't the case. The pain episodes will continue but
>>hopefully, with the PT, not as often and the exercises can be continued at
>>home and should help keep things in better shape; maybe. At some point,
>>if the PT is helping, I can go back and get shots in different places of
>>my lower back to help with pain management, if it gets unbearable, that
>>is, but only time will tell. Learning to live with pain is going to be
>>the name of the game. At least now I know. Certainly not as encouraging
>>as I would have hoped but knowing is better than not knowing.
>>
>>Phil.
>>
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