[runner]

Oh, runner, I totally feel for you and believe I know what you are going through. It's so tiring and frustrating just trying to get to the "pain source." And weeks, and weeks, and weeks can go by from one procedure to the next, trying to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, it's not as if the pain is going away. I see my pain management doctor tomorrow and after we talk he'll decide if he's going to try another round of bi-lateral SI joint injections or an epidural. He's leaning towards the epidural. So, let me know what your results are after your appt., and I'll update afterwards too. Hang in there. I know, so much easier said than done.
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CindyLou
bicycle accident 6/19/01
2 compression fractures sustained, T12, L1;
vertibroplasty @ above levels, 9/15/01
4/06 right hip labral tear repair
4/07 Lumbar ProDisc replacement by Dr. Bertagnoli, 3 levels; L3-6
7/2/08 ALIF and Laminectomy of L6-S1
7/30/08 Removed bone cement that leaked thru onto S1 nerve root.
8/7/08 Diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion. Hospitalized 1 wk.
Wear bone growth stimulator 2 hrs per day.