How long does it take for the SI joint injections to give relief?

[Cheryl]

Cindy Lou,

I am reading your post and relating to every word. You are not crazy. I had the disability battle in my mind today.

And I too hosted a birthday party recently in the hopes of being "normal". It hurt so bad to clean the house and get ready and noone knew how I felt.

Just letting you know that your posts even when you feel down do not seem crazy to me at all. Believe it or not your being helpful to others in sharing.

I hope you feel better.

Cheryl

[dshobbies]

Prior to my surgery, for those times that I wanted to feel normal and 'do' something, I always wore my back brace. If nothing else, it reminds you not to bend, twist, etc. It's worth a try.

[Cindylou]

Dale,

Excellent advice! Never would have thought of it. Sometimes the most obvious.......

Best,

Cindy

[phylly]

Cindylou,
I am always amazed at your stamina and your search for a pain free life. I think we are all in search of that and can relate to your bumpy road. I think of you often as a role model for energy in spite of your pain. It is so difficult when everyone says "you look great" and you have such a high levels of pain that you don't want to show. Even my husband often does not always get it. I am always amazed when he asks me where it hurts. I love Dales suggestion about wearing your back brace to do housework. It is the perfect reminder to get you not to bend.

You mentioned bending backwards hurting. Has anyone ever looked at your facets? My PM doctor always checked on that.

Also how is your son? I am sending good thoughts your way. Worrying about our children is stressful so I hope his knees are okay and he just has growing pains. Please keep up posting.
Warmest wishes,
Phylly

[Cindylou]

Thank-you for the kind words Phylly and Cheryl. One thing (of many) my psychiatrist brought up tonight was that I have to strike a balance between revealing more of my pain levels to those close to me, and NOT keeping the happy face on all the time, if things are truly crappy. I said, "well, that's kind of a downer. Who wants to be around someone whose moping around all the time, complaining of their pain levels? I'm kind of from the old school of fake it till you make it!" He responded with saying, that is true up to a point. There has to be a balance between the two. That's a tricky one for me. I have always tried to look at my glass as half full, but have certainly traveled down the dark roads of pain, lost of all hope, from time to time. I don't think I stay there too long. I did tell him that I was continuing to write my memoirs which has been very cathartic for me. He encouraged me on that, and said he thought I had a true journey to share, that could definitely help others. At the very least, it is helping me! My son's knees looked fine on x-ray, and the doctor thinks the problem is possibly stemming from his foot instead. So, will likely have to pursue that next. Thank-you for inquiring. I'm thankful his knees and hip are fine. I'm going to open a new thread on my roller coaster day today, that looks to have some promising prospects for my pain. But I didn't sleep well at all last night, so I will script it out tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Cindylou