Ironhorsepilot
Contributing Member
Hi guys! I hope you don't mind, but this venting time. As some of you know, my DH, George has been laid up with bad back for over a month. I mean, he has been flat on his back in bed. This is a very hard working man and has a hard time sitting still. I give him credit....he has been wonderful in his attitude.However, he has moaned, cried and been short of screaming every day.
We have been to several Drs for the last 3 weeks and 3 emergency rooms. We have been either in an ER or Dr's office every single day for the last week and a half. He begged to take him to Charlottesville, Va to see a non force chiropractor that he has gone to in the past for his knee problems. It is 3 1/2 hrs away. So, I took him up there on Friday, the 3rd.(with him moaning and groaning the whole way) The chiro gave him relief after 3 treatments on Friday. Wanted us to come back Sat. and he did two treatments. Got everything back in place in his back.....he was horribly out of place in many spots. Went back on Sunday and he put his sacrum back into place.
Went back this morning and he finished up, putting his sacrum back again. But George started hurting again and couldn't make it home, so we went to UVA hospital emergency room. They really drugged him up so we could get home. Got home to a house with a furnace problem, no heat, phone problem, can't figure that out ( yes, the bill has been paid) and a computer problem. Luckily, I have a wifi card and was able to hook up. We had a barn cat just up and die while we were gone. We could use some prayers.
We are back where we started weeks ago. Now it is injections which have a 50/50 chance of working. Surgery doesn't look real promising. 33% chance of no change, 33% chance of getting better and 33% chance of getting worse. A lot to think about! Thanks for listening, guys.........Joan
OH, his BP when we got to the ER was something like 248/146. I can't remember the exact, but it was off the charts. That was due to the pain he was in. When they released him, it was 167/99. Still very high.
We have been to several Drs for the last 3 weeks and 3 emergency rooms. We have been either in an ER or Dr's office every single day for the last week and a half. He begged to take him to Charlottesville, Va to see a non force chiropractor that he has gone to in the past for his knee problems. It is 3 1/2 hrs away. So, I took him up there on Friday, the 3rd.(with him moaning and groaning the whole way) The chiro gave him relief after 3 treatments on Friday. Wanted us to come back Sat. and he did two treatments. Got everything back in place in his back.....he was horribly out of place in many spots. Went back on Sunday and he put his sacrum back into place.
Went back this morning and he finished up, putting his sacrum back again. But George started hurting again and couldn't make it home, so we went to UVA hospital emergency room. They really drugged him up so we could get home. Got home to a house with a furnace problem, no heat, phone problem, can't figure that out ( yes, the bill has been paid) and a computer problem. Luckily, I have a wifi card and was able to hook up. We had a barn cat just up and die while we were gone. We could use some prayers.
We are back where we started weeks ago. Now it is injections which have a 50/50 chance of working. Surgery doesn't look real promising. 33% chance of no change, 33% chance of getting better and 33% chance of getting worse. A lot to think about! Thanks for listening, guys.........Joan
OH, his BP when we got to the ER was something like 248/146. I can't remember the exact, but it was off the charts. That was due to the pain he was in. When they released him, it was 167/99. Still very high.
