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help with financing an mri?

Richard — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:49:58 +0000

Does anyone know if there are any programs designated to helping with the cost of an MRI? By helping I mean either a state funded charity kind of thing, loans to be paid back or anything. I have been out of work for over a year because I suddenly became unable to walk, well it was just excruciating to take a step. I went to the local clinic and they told me that it was sciatica which was probably due to some sort of pressure on the sciatic nerve, gave me a handful of pills and told me to go home and rest for a couple of weeks on heat and ice therapy. This eased it quite a bit, however whenever I began doing any sort of moving around, the pain came back. I went back to the clinic and they gave me more pills, a shot of steroids and again told me to rest. It was suggested that maybe a chiropractor or massage therapist may be of some help. I went to a chiropractor about 3 or 4 times and the pain was not going anywhere, so I decided to save my sixty dollar back crack..lol.. Then I went to a hospital one morning when I couldn’t stand it any longer (this was about 4 months after the initial diagnoses of sciatica), I explained to the doc on call that I couldn’t afford a doctor and came at a ‘slow’ time in hopes that they could help me. He was rather cold and said that without an MRI which would cost 00, there really wasn’t much they could do besides give me a handfull of pills, a shot and tell me to rest with ice and heat therapy. I was more hoping that he could point me in the right direction to somewhere that I could get this so needed MRI, but no. I then found a hospital that provided charity care and they had helped me a few times in their ‘non-emergency’ department by giving me shots, pills and this time, an X-Ray. They saw me a couple of times but said that I would need to find a Pain Management specialist to provide ongoing care. I then found a pain management specialist that was referred by many of the offices that I had called and made an appointment. My first visit went great! He listened to what I had to say when I explained what was going on, went over my X-Rays with me and showed me that I had arthritis in my SI joint, some disc degeneration and that my bottom vertebrae were closer than the rest which would indicate some sort of bulging disc or smashed smushy thing that is in between the vertebrae (I am not very good at explaining in medical terms). He put me on some medications, one was an anti-inflamatory, one was a pain killer, one was an anti-spasmatic and the other was to relax the nerves or muscles. He said that the next visit we would more than likely do a spinal injection that involved using a needle to put some kind of numbing stuff on the SI joint to trickle down and see if that took the pain away and that this would give him a better idea of how to treat this ailment and later on talk about a brace if needed. The mere words ‘spinal injection’ scared the tar out of me but I was willing to do anything to get rid of this pain… Please keep in mind that I do not have insurance and all of these visits are paid with cash (5 for the first visit not including the extra 0 for the meds). The second visit I went in to see him a few days early because I couldn’t stand the pain and didn’t want to go to the hospital for a shot if he was going to do one during the visit. I got there on time (9:30 was the appointment and I was there 15 minutes early to check in) and they put me in an exam room. It was 10:30 before the doctor came in, asked how I was doing and I told him how bad it was hurting. He acted like he had never seen me before, said he didn’t know what he was treating and that my X-Rays looked ‘ok’ from the notes he took during the first visit. I asked about the shot, at least for a bit of relief from this pain and he said he didn’t want to do it because I didn’t get an MRI yet, but would increase my medications and told me not to straddle anything like a motorcycle or go 4-wheeling (he said that he couldn’t follow me around to make sure I wasn’t lifting anything or doing anything to irritate it more and I told him that I wasn’t and that was really aggravating because I am a 41 year old active woman! Or at least I was until a year ago). Then he offered to call a few places to see if they could work out a payment plan on this procedure. He left then came back and said that there were a couple of places but I would have to call them, he would leave the numbers with the receptioninst. This literally broke my spirits and I started crying and told him that I couldn’t afford this and have been everywhere to try and get some decent health care and that he was the one that everyone recommended. (I even wrote to the state of Alabama and they actually did sound concerned and gave me a list of insurance companies to call but told me to tell them that I had already had this ‘unknown’ condition.) As soon as my tears started to fall, he stood and asked me to follow him. I was hoping he was going to be

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Sciatica Treatment – Free From Harmful Painkillers – This is Fine Treatment

Guest — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:43:24 +0000

Sciatica treatment with Thermobalancing therapy relieves pain and improves movement of the users without painkillers or operations and has no any adverse side-effects. In spite of massive prevalence of back pain, up until today there is no treatment that can compete with innovative device for lower back care, which relieves pain naturally, recovers patients from stressful Sciatica symptoms. Read more

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Sciatica Causes, Symptoms, and How to Combat it!

Guest — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:21:05 +0000

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in our body. The nerve starts at the back of the pelvis and runs downward through the hip area and buttocks into each leg. Sciatica is pain along the sciatic nerve. It usually results from compression of nerve roots in the lower back. Read more

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Sciatica – Chiropractic Relief For That Radiating Leg Pain

Guest — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:20:48 +0000

If you have low back pain that radiates down the legs, chances are you are suffering from sciatica. Sciatica is pain that is felt in the lower back or buttocks that travels to one or both legs. The main culprit, the sciatic nerve, is somehow compressed, which then causes this referred pain. Read more

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How can I lose baby weight with sciatica?

Richard — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:53:35 +0000

I’ve looked in a dozen sites and can’t find any good tips on how to lose the excess baby weight with sciatica. I can’t do pushups, crunches, or sit ups. I HAVE talked to a doctor, and she didn’t suggest anything. I had my baby 3 months ago and also got the approval to work out. Any advice will be appreciated! Thanks!

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What did you do to relieve your sciatica?

Guest — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:48:54 +0000

I’m getting ready to get an MRI and my sciatica is just getting worse and worse. I’ve been to two chiropractors and have been taking pain meds and using ice and laying my right side (it’s down my left leg). Anyone able to cure it?

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How early in pregnancy can sciatica start?

Guest — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:39:07 +0000

I am 10 weeks pregnant today and the last couple of days, I have been havig sharp pains in my lower back on the left side. Could it be sciatica? I have had back problems in the past, but not lately.

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sciatica…..?

Guest — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:03:53 +0000

Hello, I wa wndering if anyone knows anything about sciatica and how it should be treated. We believe this is what my husband has and I would like to know what it is that i can do to help ease his pain. When we go to the doctor all they do is give him pain pills (motrin or something and they don’t help) and advice please would be great. Thanx.

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Any advice or information on epidural injections for back pain relief?

Guest — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:29:35 +0000

I have a herniated disc between my L5 and S1 vertebrae, and sciatica…my Dr. wants to give me a series of epidural injections for pain relief. Anyone know if this works, or have any experience with it?
I’m looking for alternatives to surgery…it looks like epidurals, or a lifetime supply of Lortabs…none of it is fun in my book…
I never had back pian, except for during "that time of the month", I’m not a small girl, I’m 5’11 and weigh almost 200 pounds, my BF and I went swimming, and decided it would be fun to do some cannonball dives into the pool…sounds fun right, The pool was only 5 feet deep, and I had a running start, jumped, and smacked my butt on the bottom of the pool hard!!!
I was in extreme pain at the time of impact, then it faded, but came back with a vengance the very next day…I went to urgent care, the did an x-ray, found nothing, and tried to tell me it was just a muscle spasm…the pain grew & continues to grow more severe on a daily basis, I kept going to Drs, the kept telling me there was nothing really wrong with me & sent to me tio physical therapy…that did not work…One day, at work, I nearly collapsed because the pain got so bad…I went to the ER, and they gave me a pelvic exam! (DUH). Nothing wrong there!!! It took a year for me to save up for an MRI, and voila! There it was!
I manage a women’s clothing store, and my work is very physically demanding, wich has only made the injury worse!!! I am in constant pain & I’m getting soooo sick of having to take pain meds, when half the time, they don’t help anyway….

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How is sciatica pain different from back pain?

Richard — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:59:56 +0000

I have a shooting like pain down one side of my lower back which runs down towards my buttocks.
I am unable to bend due to this pain. And when i do, its really painful.
Does it sound like sciatica? Or just normal back pain?

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