Needles

Saw Dr. Panagos yesterday and he feels it's a shoulder & a neck issue. Of course, why should it only be one? Anyway, we agreed to do a cortisone injection into my shoulder and a trigger point injection into the muscle near my neck. He said one of his patients had a similiarish situation and they did this and it worked. He's quite weary about an epidural for my spine because of the HEDS (Hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) as he says that the tissues in the body have easy friability and he doesn't want to make things worse in the long run.

I asked him what we could do if this works to prevent it from happening again. He said that he wants me to strengthen but no flexibility. He suggested Pilates, and I told him my hip surgeon told me not do that, but he said just do the strenghthening bits. When I feel better I will get out my old Pilates disc and see what's there to work with. I also asked him that what if the injection helps my shoulder but not my neck, and he said last resort would be the spine injection if I am still in agony. Fun stuff!

Dr. P also asked if I have been able to find out any biological information on my birth family. He said it would be very good to know what their health situations are. I told him that there is a group in NY fighting for our records to be open, and G-d willing it will pass on the floor this year, so perhaps in a year I will have some information. If you care to help, please get the information here, and help contact the key reps and senators in NY and say you support senate bill S5269. We need our bio/medical info - especially people like me!

Today I rang my chiro to update him and I will be going to see him next Thursday. He wants me to give everything a chance to work in and settle down. I am praying SO hard that this will work. Next Wednesday I have an appointment with my hand surgeon to see about my right hand/wrist. ARGH! It never ends!