Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since I have posted...those of you who can hardly bear to reach for the computer mouse know why!! Here's my story if you don't remember me: I had my rods removed about 6 months ago to try to get rid of the unbearable stabbing/burning upper right thoracic area pain. Nine months later and I have had no improvement. I am 27 and may have to quit my teaching job if I cannot reduce this unrelenting chronic pain. My surgeon mentioned prolotherapy and I have been researching it. It is a lot of injections (like 100 at a time) of sugar-water that apparently promote the body to repair tendons/ligaments that are weak and not functioning properly. I am seriously considering it since I have tried everything else over the last 2-3 years to stop this pain...2 surgeries to put rods in and take them out have not gotten rid of the pain. Anyone know anything about prolotherapy or have any thoughts? I would really appreciate any help or other ideas to get rid of this gnawing pain that goes from the back upper spine and often appears as cramps under the right FRONT ribcage as well.
Sincerely and with hope.
Scolimich in Michigan
Fused T4-L2 1998 (lumbar 40 thoracic 40)
Rod removal 2008
It's been a while since I have posted...those of you who can hardly bear to reach for the computer mouse know why!! Here's my story if you don't remember me: I had my rods removed about 6 months ago to try to get rid of the unbearable stabbing/burning upper right thoracic area pain. Nine months later and I have had no improvement. I am 27 and may have to quit my teaching job if I cannot reduce this unrelenting chronic pain. My surgeon mentioned prolotherapy and I have been researching it. It is a lot of injections (like 100 at a time) of sugar-water that apparently promote the body to repair tendons/ligaments that are weak and not functioning properly. I am seriously considering it since I have tried everything else over the last 2-3 years to stop this pain...2 surgeries to put rods in and take them out have not gotten rid of the pain. Anyone know anything about prolotherapy or have any thoughts? I would really appreciate any help or other ideas to get rid of this gnawing pain that goes from the back upper spine and often appears as cramps under the right FRONT ribcage as well.
Sincerely and with hope.
Scolimich in Michigan
Fused T4-L2 1998 (lumbar 40 thoracic 40)
Rod removal 2008
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