Update on Ortho Visit

Question:

rofl quack – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Nothing was every perky about this butt….in fact, oh, nevermind! > — > Cyberhugs, > DianeW

Response:

(((YOU:):):)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Today I saw the Ortho for my hip/back pain – FINALLY!  This was the first > visit with him and I was very impressed.  I was there for three hours but it > wasn’t because they were slow.  They were very thorough.  First I had to > fill out about 10 pages of questions describing my pain, where it was, how > it felt, when it hurt, what precipitated it, what I had tried that helped or > didn’t help, etc.  Plus medical history.  The nice part was that the doctor > actually read it and questioned me about it when he saw me.  After the > paperwork, a PA came in and questioned me and gave me an exam.  Then I had > back x-rays.  Then the doctor came in.  He reviewed all the x-rays and MRI’s > I had brought with me as well as the x-rays they took. In the physical part > of the exam, he actually duplicated the pain!  First doctor able to do that. > He agreed with my Rheumy that the pain I’m having doesn’t match the MRI > report.  He’s really thinking that it’s the hip.  He said he thinks I have > Ischial Bursitis caused by banging my "butt bone" on a hard plastic bench I > had sat on at the airport.  You know that bone in your butt cheek if you > press up? There’s one on each side. It’s really part of the pelvic bones but > I don’t know what else to call it.  He actually called it the "butt bone" > It cracked me up!  It was the only thing I could think of that happened > before all this started. I had sat down on the bench and jumped up "OUCH" > Wayne thought I sat on something but I said I had banged that bone.  So > that’s what we are going with now. > He wants me to take Celebrex – 200 mg 2x a day.  Isn’t that a lot?  I told > him that Vioxx had caused my BP to go up and he said that Celebrex doesn’t > do that as much as Vioxx does.  But I have to be careful and monitor it. I > know when I tried it in the past I gained 3-4 lbs in 2 days.  Plus the > lactose in it killed my stomach so more lactaid.  But I’m gonna give it a > try.  I’ll start with one a day.  I took one this afternoon and it did help > the pain but my stomach felt so full. > Then I’ll have PT 3 x a week for 6 weeks with Massage therapy and > ultrasound.  He ordered a lot of very specific PT orders but I didn’t know > what they all mean.  Then I go back in 6 weeks.  So I hope this works. > On a second note, my dermatologist called today and said the culture for my > rash came back positive for fungus.  He was also checking to make sure my > meds had worked and all was good.  Nice to have a caring doctor!  The rash > is gone except a few spots on my fingers.  We’ll just wait and see about > that. > Well – I’ve got to go to bed.  I can’t even think straight anymore! Thanks > for listening. > — > Cyberhugs, > DianeW > It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential > is invisible to the eye. –Antoine de Saint Exup

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