[Maria]

Hi all.
I've been quite well controlled with my low back pain over a period of time now and still like to have an occasional ESI to help out when really having screaming pain however let's just say of late that I was doing *well* w/o intervention other than regular low daily dose of pain med and Neurontin.

Skip to new running shoes (don't run but like light weight shoes for walking) and change of shoe inserts for pretty severe pronation. Don't bother with orthotics as the more severe correction has caused pretty intense sciatica.

Using some great inserts from Runner's High called Sole and they took some adjusting to in terms of reaching really great foot comfort while walking~

I recently bought a new pair of same shoes but used a different less corrective insert. While I walked well and w/o foot pain I noticed my back was beginning to hurt quite a bit. Legs became to have quadraceps burn again (something I've not had in a long long time).

At the same time I have had a defective pen dispensary system for my Forteo that treats Osteoporosis. I haven't been receiving the daily dose that I've used now for 8 months consecutively for about 2 weeks and had difficulty getting a replacement pen thru pharmacy re Eli Lily being stinkers in general to deal with so went an extra week w/o new pen replacement/daily dose of Forteo (injectable sub-q). Restarting the Forteo has increased the malaise even more so and there's a feeling of pretty intense nausea that I had nearly the first 2 months while starting this drug. Hopefully the prior 8 month use of it will be stored in my body's memory somewhere and I'll get a kickstart on feeling better...

Ok, so first dose yesterday seemed to alleviate the quad pain somehow but then my low back is still quite flared up. Trying to revert back to former shoe inserts and hope that will do the trick with a few more days as I leave for Florida Tues. night to try and be of some assistance to my 88 y.o. father who lives alone.

I was denied an ESI as I've stated here before and normally this would be an ideal time to have one tho I'm just hoping *time* and use of what has worked for me in terms of foot care/treating pronation and adequate daily dose of Forteo again will set my spine straight.


I do think the lack of Forteo has not only attributed to my spine pain but also to more generalized malaise and joint discomfort.

After this episode w/repeated customer service contact with Eli Lily I will be some glad when the 24 months of this medication use are over. Dealing with this pharmaceutical company was a real pain.