mri

amet1

well really upset at moment pain really bad spread down left leg as well as right and sitting hurts all the time.so scared about the mri results both ways, terrified that they dont pick up what is happening and that i will have to live with this degree of pain,and then frightened that it is "just my wear and tear arthritis" LOL .just dont the gps realise it is very painful even if its wear and tear.went through having x rays of my right thumb last year after an accident only to be told couldnt do anything as it was impossible to tell what was old and what was new damage to the bone and having to give up playing the piano..where does it all end? its just so many joints hurting at the moment!!!!

stickywicket

Ah I remember piano playing. I’d to give it up years ago. I tried a harmonica for a while and then did an OU module in composition. There are a lot of ‘givings up’ with arthritis and it’s important to take up other stuff in their place.

X-rays, CT scans, MRIs – they measure specific things so not everything shows up on any one. I hope your MRI will show something that can be dealt with. As for GPs and pain – I think they probably do realise but there is very little they can do other than prescribe pain relief and then hand us on to the ortho surgeons.

When do you get your results, amet1? The waiting is often the hardest bit.

barbara12

oh amet1
I do feel for you, we cant really win...we dont want this blinking arthritis but yet we want to be taken seriously so hope xrays can prove what is going on.
I am still going thorough this although my MRIs shown plenty of damage, I am still struggling to get over how bad the pain is.

If I was you I would pester your GP, have you been to a pain clinic, they can review what pain meds would be best for you.
I do hope you get some answers, that in itself can help.
Wishing you well with it all.

frogmorton

Hi amet

I well remember those feelings - the MRi will help prove the pain, but 'what if it doesn't show anything'?

Degenerative arthritis is painful - no two ways about it. I too wish GPs understood the pain and the fear associated with chronic pain. The fear that you won't be able to 'bear' it

I hope the results will show something that 'they' can help you with and in the meantime come on here - we do understand

LOve

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi Amet
The MRI should show {hopefully} what is wrong.
I'm in the same position as you......had a back MRI about 1 month ago and they got the results about 6 days later but I wont know until the 20th July when I see the consultant :?
So I'm in much the same position as you.....waiting...which is the hardest bit of all

Love
Hileena

LolaCrayola

I would like an MRI. I have oa in my cervical spine and pain on my neck and shoulder and down my arm to my fingers. I have had this since January 2011, diagnosed oa in September 2011. Saw Orthapaedic man October 2011 told to get on with my life. What life? Now been referred back to him, and the Pain Clinic. Various pains are relentless. I have had one x ray, I had to demand that. I am told gp cannot authorise MRI in my area. Pain eclipses everything when it is bad. I changed my job, I try to get on with it. Now I just wait.

amet1

the results are being rushed as urgent so due them on friday but have to make appt to see gp for them,dont want to make a fuss yet with the pain getting worse as worried will look a fool if the mri comes back ok,but in a lot of pain not controlled by meds at moment constant pins and needles in legs and bowels acting funny for me now as well as bladder, family angry with me,as they dont understand why i wont take stronger painkillers but i am on maximum allowed by gp and not touching the "nerve pain"feels like they are on edge numb but excruciating if knocked in slightest way.strange doesnt make sense.

stickywicket

Oh dear, amet! You have a lot of stuff going on there. And, for me, the worst would be the lack of understanding of those around me. How can they want you to be on stronger pain meds than the doc says is maximum? Do they not realize that, if you go over the maximum, you are likely to do more harm than good?

I can’t comment on the pain as I’ve never had nerve pain. I just hope that Friday will bring some news that will mean some relief and some hope. Hang on in there. (And take your family with you next time. Then, maybe, they’ll understand.)

Heather65

Hi Amet1,
I know how you feel i had a mri on my neck and though it showed wear and tear and some bone growths it didnt bring up anything else ,so im still in a lot of pain with pins and needles in my hands ,im on meds and go to a chiropractor which does help,i went to physio but they said they cant do any more ,so whats left ?,
Well i have to keep taking the tablets and just have to put up with it thats what this does to you so i do sympathise,if only these people could spend one day with our pain ,
Heather65

amet1

i think they all want a "quick fix" for me its hard for them seeing me in pain and yelping when i move they think pain killers is the answer but its like my gp said i am going to see a lot of him from now on. and its a long journey that i am not in a rush to go along yet. so i am taking my time hopefully its just a bad patch with the weather being so up and down,wishful thinking.but i suppose patience is something i will have to develop! i wish i was a hedgehog all i want to do is hibernate at the moment untill the pain eases and the weather settles down...lol....

stickywicket

Of course none us wants to see those we love in pain, especially if we feel helpless to relieve it. Your family only want what's best for you but they are not necessarily the best ones to decide. Give them leaflets. Take them to appointments but let the docs decide on the meds, not your family.

I hope the MRI results will make a positive difference for you. Good luck and do let's know what happens.

barbara12

Hi amet1
I am thinking about you today, and hope you get some answers.
Then hopefully you will get the help you deserve. x