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[NoelSeven]

Ford, have you discussed this with your rheumatologist? There can be other causes for dislocations.

[NoelSeven]

On 2/15/2015 Ford1224 said:

On 2/15/2015 AuntG said:

That has to be so scary. Sounds like this has happened before so at least you knew what was going on. I don't know what I would have thought.

One can get used to practically anything.

I agree with you. We learn to play the hand we're dealt.

[brii]

Ford, I'm so sorry you have to deal with things like this all the time. You have a great outlook despite everything.

Take care.

[Jersey Born]

Ford, I hope you feel much better soon. I cannot imagine how strange a dislocated rib must feel like. Glad you were able to move it back into place.

[Marienkaefer2]

Oh Ford! I'm sending you love and comfort, my friend! ((hugs )), but gentle ones.

[LilacTree]

On 2/15/2015 NoelSeven said: Ford, have you discussed this with your rheumatologist? There can be other causes for dislocations.

My orthopedist is the doc I go to for osteoporosis. He is wonderful, very helpful, and doesn't try to constantly put meds on me. He is a realist and knows there's really not much that can be done. The kyphoplasty did not work, I still have pain in those vertebrae (he is not a surgeon and did not do the surgery). He is honest with me that these dislocations and vertebral compressions are probably going to plague me for the duration.

Rheumatologists nowadays do nothing but prescribe biologic meds, which I refuse to take, so they have no interest in me. I had one laugh at me the last time I went when I said what if the med he was prescribing did not work? He stood across the room at least six feet away from me and laughed and said "Well, then we just try another one! Ha ha ha!" Had I not been in my wheelchair I would have walked out of the room right then and there. The "examination" never happened. He could see the stage I'm at and had absolutely no interest. I hate to say it, but I have been to five or six rheumatologists and, except for one, they are the scavengers of supposed "specialist" physicians.

I also went to an endocrinologist who wouldn't performs a POTS test on me because he said "I don't want you falling on the floor in my office." I went to him to test my adrenals, and he never did it. Did standard bloodwork which I have had done hundreds of times and charged $550 for the visit (which thankfully Medicare paid 80%).

I have chronic physical conditions that will take a while to get me. Otherwise, I am told I'm fairly healthy. Rheumatoid arthritis does affect the internal organs as well as the bones and outer body (skin lesions, etc.), so that will probably affect me eventually in one way or another. One of the most prominent and bothersome symptoms is the extreme fatigue and exhaustion, and the associated Sjogren's gives me dry eyes and mouth and chronic itching, which can be worse than pain. Pain, I am used to.

I know you are just trying to help NoelSeven and thank you.

[LilacTree]

On 2/16/2015 Marienkaefer2 said: Oh Ford! I'm sending you love and comfort, my friend! ((hugs )), but gentle ones.

Thank you Marien, it's a little better today, not quite as sore. And one of my daughters is picking up the bandages for me today. I will call the ortho doc tomorrow, left a VM today as their office is closed just to keep him updated. I doubt he will make me come in, as the rib is back in place and it's just the recovery which takes a couple of weeks. He will just say to take it easy and make sure not to re-injure it.

[LilacTree]

On 2/15/2015 Jersey Born said:

Ford, I hope you feel much better soon. I cannot imagine how strange a dislocated rib must feel like. Glad you were able to move it back into place.

Actually I've always had "floating ribs" at the bottom of my rib cage, which many people do, so I have been dealing with them dislocating for many, many years. However, they usually go right back into place with little manipulation and pain. This one is a little scarier, as it is up high and I've never had one up that high, far more painful, and I was afraid it was going to puncture my lung, so there was anxiety there until I manipulated it back into place. It is better today and I'm sure will heal if I am careful (which I will be).

[LilacTree]

On 2/15/2015 brii said:

Ford, I'm so sorry you have to deal with things like this all the time. You have a great outlook despite everything.

Take care.

Thanks brii. Being a strong woman yourself (which I can tell), there is no point in crying the blues. We all have our challenges in one way or the other. I have never been a "why me?" type in any situation. Sure, I lose it once in a while, but mostly because of family situations, not my health issues. I actually feel lucky all of this happened to me so late in life. I was able to enjoy many happy and healthy times for many decades.

[LilacTree]

On 2/15/2015 feline groovy said:

Here she is, JSS!

(from TV's "Once Upon A Time")

JSS, you are just too cute.