Forum: New Member Introductions
08-09-2011, 08:46 PM
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Small Update on SI Joint
I saw Dr John Stark today, the SI Joint fusion surgeon, and the news wasn't good. He said I have true sacroiliitis with a large amount of bone missing on the ileum side. The gap looked pretty ugly...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-04-2011, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 17
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-04-2011, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 17
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Lyme Testing & CT Scan results
Hi Harrison,
Thanks for the information. After thinking about things overnight, I think I will pursue the Lyme testing further as the ELISA is not necessarily all that specific. The challenge...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-03-2011, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 17
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Lyme Testing
I don't recall how the first testing was done (in 1996). The second was test was ordered by a physician in a University setting who was considered to a fibromyalgia expert there in 2008. I believe...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-03-2011, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,275
Hi Bill,
I've been tested for Lyme disease...
Hi Bill,
I've been tested for Lyme disease twice and its come back negative twice. I know some researchers are focusing on a possible bacterial/viral connections to fibro but I really don't...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-02-2011, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,275
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-01-2011, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,275
Undecided
I'm not sure what to do about anything. My head has been spinning the last couple of months. A rhizo for the SI Joint is not so straight forward as it has a very complex innervation pattern. In...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
08-01-2011, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,275
Hi Jim,
In order for insurance to pay for the...
Hi Jim,
In order for insurance to pay for the rhizotomy, you have to pass 2 Lateral Branch Block tests. Somehow I failed the first one - I got really good relief the first hour, but that relief...
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Forum: New Member Introductions
07-31-2011, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 23,275
Cervical & SI Joint Issues
Hello Everyone,
I've been reading this forum for a few months, have never posted, but I guess it's time. I have multiple pain issues & it's taken me a while to try to sort through it all.
A few...
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