Physical Therapy: The time I lose while they put hot packs on my neck and lower back and then make me do painful exercises.
I’m undergoing PT on my neck for the 2nd time this year.
It didn’t help the first time and I’m not holding on to much hope that it will help this time. And … the first time, I didn’t have a pinched nerve in my neck, caused by bone spurs and arthritis, that was making my right arm and shoulder go numb up to twice a minute.
However, my insurance carrier will not allow me to have an MRI to see what is causing the problem until I’ve undergone PT again.
While giving away our apples to Freecyclers this past few weeks, I met a woman who had had the same surgery our son-in-law had to correct pinched nerves in the neck. She, too, had to go through PT first – and did more damage which is now also causing her leg to go numb.
I already have nerve damage in my lower back and flank. It is very painful. Fibro makes it a habit to hit the weakest points where arthritis is already wreaking havoc.
If this post doesn’t seem to be full of sunshine and hope, blame it on Physical Therapy.
