Looks like I'm going to have to go under the knife(again).

[bradford]

"(I beat the IUD challenge)"

That's gonna be a tough kid, LOL

Hope the docs and find something that works for you Ferm, I know y'all have to be frustrated as can be.

[THEFERMANATOR]

I'm at the point now I'm HOPING its rhuematoid arthritis. I get theblood test next month to see. On one hand RA is bad news as you cant get rid of it, but at least its treatable and they can hopefully help me out and prolong my deteriation. Its hard to believe a few years ago I was out building frankenburban and able to get out and do things, now I'm dam near in a wheelchair a large portion of the day. Waiting on a call back from the nuerosurgeon so I can get my spinal cord checked as they suspect I have spinal cord damage.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Haven't updated this one in quite awhile now, but my health has slipped again. The tests last year were all negative for rhuematoid, but they did diagnose me with chronic pain syndrome and fibromyalgia. Basically said my brain is pretty much only processing pain responses no matter what I'm actually feeling. The only thing they said I could do was continue with pain management to try and dull the pain sensations and block the nerves. All was doing ok until Christmas time when my back started flaring up, and my sciatic got so bad I spent a good portion of Christmas day flat on my back. Fast forward to today, I've now had 4 mri's, 4 sets of x-rays, and several trips to the ortho dr, here's a copy of the highlights I posted on facebook earlier.

Got all of my mri and xray reports together now, in short, I'M FUBAR! Left shoulder has bursitus, voids, fluid pockets, cysts, rotator cuff tendon damage, arthritis, degenerative joint disorder, and a few others. Right shoulder is still screwed, not much else can be said for it. Left hip has regrown the bone spurs, joint narrowing is occuring, and severe arthritis is setting in.

Then there's the matter of my back and neck. There's 12 protrusions and or bulges from the s1 on up(they didn't do the s1-s5, but I wish now they would have as the damage from the l4-l5 and l5-s1 was worsening going down). So c3-c4, c4-c5, c6-c7, t5-t6, t6-t7, t7-t8, t9-t10, t11-t-12, t12-l1, l4-l5, and l5-s1. Annular tear from t7-t8. Mild scoliosis is setting in, spinal arthritis in several spots, several spots where the spinal cord runs through is narrowing, and some more.

At least now I know what is causing the problem with where if somebody touches my back in a certain spot, my legs go out. It's right where I have the annular tear, and one of the symptoms of one is paralysis from the waist down.

[Destroyer]

Ferm, there's not much I can say except how sorry I am to hear of all your problems. I wish there was some kind of magic wand I could wave and make them go away, but since there isn't all I can do will be to continue to keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for the update.

[bradford]

Same as Destroyer said, hate to hear it, I can't imagine dealing with all that.

Hang in there the best you can.

[Striper80]

Man that sucks. Hang in there.

[willy]

Praying that the Doc's figure something to relieve the pain and disability for you Ferm