March 23, 2005
No Luck in New York
My trip to New York was a bust. It was a very long day only to be very disappointed in the end.
We left Baltimore at 7 AM. We arrived in New York just about noon. After fighting traffic and being in pain my nerves were already shot. We found a parking building at the hospital, and found it was going to cost us $52.00 for 4 hours.
Once in the hospital they sent me right away to get x-rays. That was the quickest part of the day. I took them back to the doctor's office and then we waited about 3 1/2 hours to see the doctor. He looked at my films and said there is nothing anyone here can do for you.
Let me start by saying those doctors do not believe in Core Decompressions and because I have had so many they said my bones are SWISS CHEESE. After their explanation I understand what they are saying, but that doesn't help me now. My bones that are already dead are now even more frail from all the holes drilled in them. The doctor did say he would look at new MRI films and suggest what he thought may be my next step, but they wouldn't do it. He also said I might as well come to terms that I will always be on pain medicine. He said my AVN was bad but having Osteoporosis as bad as I do, only makes matters more complicated.
Needless to say by the time we left the hospital at 6 pm I had had it. It was rush hour in New York. I was upset and it wasn't a pleasant ride for my husband at all. I must say he is a real trooper and never complained once. He kept telling me we would find someone to help me. We arrived home a little after midnight and both dropped into bed.
Please think long and hard before having more than one Core Decompression. Ask the doctor what this will do to you if you do have to have replacements later down the road. If only I had known.
Well back to square one, I won't give up.
Posted by Karen on March 23, 2005 04:22 AM