TREATMENT MODALITIES – Living with Chronic Pains

SI joint injection is providing me some relief until my upcoming surgery

I was really suffering prior to this recent bilateral SI joint injection. It gets sooo bad and completely unmanageable when I go too long in between interventions. My pain management provider shared fluoroscopy images with me, depicting the gap within my left SI joint. I had about 80 to 90% relief immediatelyContinue reading “SI joint injection is providing me some relief until my upcoming surgery ”

SI joint injections

I am about to undergo another bilateral SI joint injection because my lower back/buttock pain is out of control. It has been way too long since my last injection. I think my last one was in April 2024, which only provided some relief for a few months. I held off on this next injection wayContinue reading “SI joint injections”

The Sacroiliac Joint

I recovered well after my 3rd hip surgery in 2022. However, my Left SI joint is just not having it. I continue to see my pain management doctor every month, and receive SI joint injections every 3-6 months. In early 2023 My pain management doctor referred me to a spine specialist who offered to doContinue reading “The Sacroiliac Joint”

Journal #6

This past week has been a struggle… I hurt. I overdid it. I did as well as expected hiking that week in Colorado. I felt invincible when I made it back to Texas. I decided to take on an intense cycling class at the gym. Then hot yoga the next day, which is new toContinue reading “Journal #6”

ALL THE DRUGS

We always start with over-the-counter (OTC) medications, right? I never gave Acetaminophen (Tylenol) much of a chance (until later) as my initial focus was on the anti-inflammatory effects of Ibuprofen (ex: Motrin), which is a non-steroidal anti inflammatory (NSAID). I probably only took Ibuprofen a of couple times a week starting out in my earlyContinue reading “ALL THE DRUGS”