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angelakArmed with prescription NSAIDs, anti-inflammatory drugs, I will tread the next 3-4 weeks in hope that the prescription I have received will help the body fight the good fight, and tip itself back into equilibrium with the tendons.
IE - spur healing via YES, some pain relief, and YES, shooting down any excess inflammation. My #3 doctor, (in the last 14 months I've seeked assistance started from week 1, and 2 other times with doctor #2).
This is visit #5, with doctor #3. He is just a GP. No problems with that, he still seemed surprised nobody wanted to even give prescipt NSAIDs a try in the duration (rather lengthy duration) of this condition. He classified this case as a very persistent case, and said that it sounded like I didn't really NEED PT again, although he'd be happy to prescribe it if I wanted it. I am honestly thinking my Yoga does just as much as a PT setup would - if not MORE thorough. Most decidedly, more thorough.
If the NSAIDs aren't going to work for me, he said he would send me to this clinic's Othorpedic doc. At which point, he would do X-rays, or whatever the hell else I reathis lly need because at that point, the persistence is high. He said perhaps cortisone shots - although, (and I finished his sentence before he could get it out) they always avoid cortisone shots in tendons because there is always risk of rupturing the tendon because the tendon is weaker than a lot of other things in the body. (And once you do that, it's never ever the same).
At which point he said, "you've obviously done your homework."
:)
So, this being said - he did say there was no magic pill, but that I obviously knew that no magic would make this go away. I told him about my experience with ibuprophen: he said I was taking far too low of a dose to make actual headway.
Okay. I thought 600-800 mg a DAY would be enough. I was scared to take too many. He said, "you'd need that 3 times a day to make a difference."
Therefore. I really haven't had a good trial run with NSAIDs until, starting today - June 10th. And I will hope that as the days pass, more and more mild symptoms occur. I am very, very in tune with my body. I think this is going to be a turning point. I truly and strongly Will and believe that this IS going to go away. ON a side note; I think my legs are more muscular around the knees now than when I took that icon picture. Just sayin'.
-Angela
IE - spur healing via YES, some pain relief, and YES, shooting down any excess inflammation. My #3 doctor, (in the last 14 months I've seeked assistance started from week 1, and 2 other times with doctor #2).
This is visit #5, with doctor #3. He is just a GP. No problems with that, he still seemed surprised nobody wanted to even give prescipt NSAIDs a try in the duration (rather lengthy duration) of this condition. He classified this case as a very persistent case, and said that it sounded like I didn't really NEED PT again, although he'd be happy to prescribe it if I wanted it. I am honestly thinking my Yoga does just as much as a PT setup would - if not MORE thorough. Most decidedly, more thorough.
If the NSAIDs aren't going to work for me, he said he would send me to this clinic's Othorpedic doc. At which point, he would do X-rays, or whatever the hell else I reathis lly need because at that point, the persistence is high. He said perhaps cortisone shots - although, (and I finished his sentence before he could get it out) they always avoid cortisone shots in tendons because there is always risk of rupturing the tendon because the tendon is weaker than a lot of other things in the body. (And once you do that, it's never ever the same).
At which point he said, "you've obviously done your homework."
:)
So, this being said - he did say there was no magic pill, but that I obviously knew that no magic would make this go away. I told him about my experience with ibuprophen: he said I was taking far too low of a dose to make actual headway.
Okay. I thought 600-800 mg a DAY would be enough. I was scared to take too many. He said, "you'd need that 3 times a day to make a difference."
Therefore. I really haven't had a good trial run with NSAIDs until, starting today - June 10th. And I will hope that as the days pass, more and more mild symptoms occur. I am very, very in tune with my body. I think this is going to be a turning point. I truly and strongly Will and believe that this IS going to go away. ON a side note; I think my legs are more muscular around the knees now than when I took that icon picture. Just sayin'.
-Angela
