By Mike on Thursday, September 19, 2002 - 10:02 am:

I have had 6 series of the injections now.... over about 7 months. I have a positive outlook, but I am not seeing any real progress.

At best I have about 10% relief, and that even disappears during flare ups.

Am I wasting money at this point????

By Ob1 on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 06:27 am:

Mike ,

Which doctor is it your seeing ?

What are you suffering from ?

How often are you treatments and what are you being injected with ?

Usually treatment can vary depending on what your problem is , prolotherpay seems to work best for SI joints .

Ob1

By Mike on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 - 09:37 am:

Treating for Tietze's Syndrome...... hypermobile ribs popping in and out of the sternum and rib cartilage.

Injections are dextrose and lidocaine.... about every 5 weeks. The doc is here in Florida.

By ob1 on Saturday, September 28, 2002 - 05:12 pm:

hmm dextrose is not the strongest solution , if I were you I'd try 0.2 cc of sodium morrhuate , if that won't do it then i don't know what to suggest.

also it might not even be the ribs thats the main problem , so I'd get that checked with p.t. or someone who knows the body.

this prolotherapy thing is really not as straightforward as some make out ,nor is it really a cure though some do get lucky , if you need any help feel free to e-mail me, I wish you luck .

peace

ob1