Originally Posted by
sawinredneck
Sorry, bad day, I'm just venting.
Broke my back about eight years ago, don't try ''tis at home! Degenerative disc at L-4/L-5 and a 20% compression fracture on the top of T-12. Just shattered bones and mush. I was told time and time again "it's all in your head!" But never got an explanation until I found a GREAT P/T Dr and she explained it, our brains reset the pain threshold much lower after a traumatic injury and we have to prove to our brain we aren't hurting things, just moving around. It's simple and complicated all at one, but why no one took the time in seven pluse years, I'll never get!
So my knees have been killing me, really bad at night as I have to sleep on my side. Today was the breaking point, my son had to be my crutch, my cane and just in case all day, God bless him for that!
My left knee is about twice it's normal size, my right 1 1/4 it's size.
Dr said he heard "grinding", oh yay! Off to x-ray, don't lay, roll around or be anywhere near a cold hard x-ray table when you're back is already unhappy!
So now that my back is pissed, we go back to the room where he drains the big knee, then injects it with cortisone right after, all while I'm fighting muscle spasms from the x-rays!
It's been 12hrs, I'd rather not say everything I've taken, but the jist is 50mg of Fentynal, Narcos and cyclobenzeprene. It still hurts, both, and I can still barely walk, one of the fears I see looming in on me.
Thanks for reading and letting me vent, I don't expect or want, sympathy, I just needed to vent and many of you can relate, pain wears on you, chronic pain grinds you to dust!