Update.....

[mdehners]

Clinic today. The plus? My hips aren't bad enough to need replacing at present. The Minus'?
Since the hips aren't the source of the hip pain the probable culprit is most probable my spine, esp from what the x-rays showed. The herniated disk is now ruptured, another is now herniated and the spines on the sides of my lowest vertebrae have been rubbing together and formed a deformation. All of which are pressing on various nerves including my Spinal Cord. It does explain a lot of what's been going on though.
I'm up to be scheduled for an MRI and after that application to one of the local Pain clinics. The most probable treatment will be shots into the affected areas to decrease inflammation and take the pressure off of those nerves.
Until then my MD's increased my AM dose of Morphine to 60mg since the Pain is worse upon activity and I do all my exercising and work before noon(it's Florida. If it's Bloody 80F at 0430 you can guess what it'd be by lunchtime;>).
Cheers,
Pat

Comments

[weofodthignen]

Ugh. Best of luck.

M

[mdehners]

At least we have a game plan of sorts. When this sort of therapy works it's usually good for a couple yrs, then you have to go the surgery route.All I'm asking for things to work a bit until Chuck Passes. After that, I can Read in pretty much any state and that's all I really need;>.
Cheers,
Pat