By Sara on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 12:52 pm:

Hey all, I have been reading the posts for the past two days out of desperation. Here is my story. As a child I was a competitve gymnast, then turned to diving during my high school and college years. Post college I ran long distances training for a marathon. It was during that time that I hurt my lower back. After many tests, they found nothing. I went from specialist to specialist. With time the pain was better. But, it never fully went away and I have yet to run again or do much else. However now, I am really struggling. After the birth of my second child, I am suffering badly again. It is not just my lower back area now that hurts it is also my pubic bone. It separated and two years later has yet to tighten properly. I don't have any popping feelings I am just loose and unable to stay aligned properly. I go to pt religiously, but I am not making progress. (My pt was the first person in 9 years to tell me what my problen is) I don't think I am hypermobile everywhere, I just think I have overstretched myself. I also began to practice pilates which should help. I have had three prolotherapy treatments in Chicago and have not felt any benefit. I live outside of Denver and am wondering if anyone knows of someone in Colorado who is a qualified prolotherapist. Also after having read some of these posts, I do not feel as hopeful. As many of you know chronic pain is depressing. Are there any really great stories out there? I would love to here them. Any advice would help. Thank you.

By Michelle Castle on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 11:24 pm:

Here's a listing for a DO in Denver that does prolo I pulled off of getprolo.com. http://www.getprolo.com/denver_colorado_littleford_prolotherapy.htm

If prolo didn't work after 3 treatments, it may work if you continue treatment - at least that's the claim. If you weren't following strict nutritional guidelines, you might try that.

Great stories are hard to come by. But I've been able to work my way back to a functional level - still on SSDI, but am going back to college this fall (I'm 23) hoping to start a part time job soon too. The physical therapy eventually paid off, and nutritional supplements seems to help too. So don't give up hope!

Michelle

By painto on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 09:18 am:

Sara,
If you went to the same person I saw in Chicago I would definitely switch. My treatment was haphazard. You must have the following three things: a doctor that understands every ligament and referral pattern, the right solution, and correct shot placement. You can get a good sense of the doctors knowledge at your initial examine. And by the way if the doctor does not examine you leave. The expert in Chicago never examined me. Do not be afraid to switch. There is someone in Colorado that does this under fluroscopy. When I was trying to find someone in the midwest I saw the website.

I am trying this one last time under fluroscopy with a stronger solution. I do not think it will work but want to exhaust all options before surgery. I felt like the people I went to so far were amateurs or in it for the money.

It is sad that a person does not receive the correct treatment. I am telling you to switch because I wasted a year with dextrose treatment and now do not know if it will not work or if it was the treatment. Most people except for the doctor I went to switch solutions after 3-4 times if the patient does not respond. The sodium morruate is a harsh solution, but I have not found anyone that got much better on dextrose.