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Dee Tee, Sorry you’re feeling crummy :( I’m sending lots of hugs and good thoughts your way! Take care, Carina

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> Now the right side of the sacroiliac has decided to > join the chorus. It REALLY hurts! I was almost in tears …

  Hi Diana, I’m so sorry that you’re feeling so bad. I’ve had a couple of bouts with my SI joint (mine doesn’t sound as bad as yours). When it’s really bad, I lie on my back with a heating pad on the SI joint, and two pillows under my knees.  That really helps. (Some people warn that pillows under knees might lead to contractures, but maybe just a few hours won’t harm anything.  Also, be careful of lying on a hearting pad.) If you haven’t tried it, maybe this can be a stop-gap measure until you see your RD. My RD says he can easily give a cortisone injection in the SI joint. Have you ever had one there? Best of luck with your RD visit, maybe he can find something to help you. Sandy F.

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Sorry to hear that you are having a bad time (with pain)      right now DeeTee.  Making a valiant attempt at sending – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Well, couldn’t do my swim this morning. I went to the pool but > could only get in a half lap before the pain stopped me dead in > my tracks. Now the right side of the sacroiliac has decided to > join the chorus. It REALLY hurts! I was almost in tears and > I left the water after less than 10 minutes. If I didn’t already > have the appointment on Tuesday, the 1st, I’d be on the phone > begging for the next cancellation. The ‘wobbling’ has gotten > worse so that now I don’t even have to turn for the lumbar bones > to move. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason, they > just do. The tingling/numbness is still there. I’m afraid there’s > a nerve impinged somewhere. I looked up an awesome web > site yesterday (http://www.sechrest.com/mmg/) that taught me > oodles of new stuff. I learned that I may well have a torn > rotator cuff in the right shoulder (I thought I was immune ’cause > I wasn’t an athlete, but the symptoms listed are mine.) and that, > eventually, I am a candidate for spinal fusion of the lumbar/ > sacroiliac area of my back. > Knowledge is a good thing but it doesn’t make the pain go away. > DeeTee > It’s not the brains, it’s the attitude.

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So sorry you are feeling so miserable. But thanks for the site. Its a good one. You will be in my prayers! Lynmari "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars." Oscar Wilde http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari

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DeeTee, I am so sorry you are having problems. You were so great when I needed support, and I want you to know that I am here for you if you ever need me! I am a good listener! Kim

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> And I hope you are just imagining that you have what you have been reading about.

Nope, sigh. The RD was the one who said she thought I may have the torn rotator cuff. I didn’t say anything because at that time I didn’t know what it was. I just knew that torn rotator cuffs was what baseball pitchers got. Now I know that us regular folks can get ‘em, too.  Hope I’m wrong and the RD is wrong, but only the tests will tell. I will, of course, keep everyone informed. [BTW - my 19 year old asked me yesterday if I really thought anyone on the ng was truly interested in hearing about my aches and pains and why didn't I just "get a life." Grrrrrr] DeeTee

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> [BTW - my 19 >year old asked me yesterday if I really thought anyone on >the ng was truly interested in hearing about my aches and >pains and why didn't I just "get a life." Grrrrrr]

DeeTee,  thwack him with your shovel. Sarah L "The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they