We left off on the last blog talking about opioids. I wanted to finish this as I feel it is very important for people to understand. The body, after a time of taking the opioids, loses the euphoria that you had initially and starts leading you into anxiety, pain and depression. Pain and depression are closely [READ MORE]
People have been so kind in asking how I’m doing. It is so hard for me to keep talking about the pain, like most. But when they keep asking or insist, I reply with hesitation due to the severity of what I am going through. I don't look for sympathy and don't want to delve [READ MORE]
I was very anxious, as it had been five months, to hear what the Interventional Radiologist, or IR doctor, had to say about how he would be doing the procedure. As usual, the appointment was over the phone, late morning, at 11.30 am. I explained to the doctor that the pain was returning and on [READ MORE]
OMGosh, I am so very sorry for the tardiness on this post. I have been extremely busy, which is very good, especially in these times. It's so hard to hear of anyone being in excruciating pain, but especially difficult when it's hitting a dear friend. I won't mention her name directly at this time, but [READ MORE]
I am honored and thankful to all of my followers and this week, I saw we had quite a lot of new followers. Welcome to you, from whatever avenue you found me, I would like to say that I am quite aware of the blog being more personalized at the moment. I am very close [READ MORE]
It has been two weeks since the RFA (Radio Frequency Ablation), and I am extremely happy to report that it has given me much pain relief. I am up, around, and walking, with doing a very small workout each day, and it’s making me feel so good. It was the beginning of November 2019 when [READ MORE]
It's abundantly clear that the COVID 19 virus is spreading, and hospitals are preparing for another wave of patients. Subsequently, standard surgeries and procedures are beginning to be placed back on hold. #LuckoftheIsaacs dictates that, of course, it's going to be another month before I can even get a consultation with the Interventional Radiologist to [READ MORE]
I had the second opinion and it was very enlightening, it truly feels like an extremely heavy weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Jennifer and I immediately felt better speaking with this surgeon. The new surgeon, Dr. Chang, confirmed L2-L3 was the original problem. He can also see that there is continuing compression happening, [READ MORE]
I appreciate all the calls, emails, and texts that you all have sent over the last few weeks. I have been waiting to speak with two doctors, in particular, that have been very helpful, understanding and kind to me over the years, and both are extremely knowledgeable. The utter shock of the response from my [READ MORE]
In my first episodes, I will be going over the main life lessons that I have learned from an incredible pain management professional. Dr. Hans Hansen (http://www.paininformation.com/paininformationpodcast ) who starts off his very first episode with the 5 rules of pain management. Pain is a description, not an entity. Get a diagnosis. If you don't [READ MORE]
