Originally Posted by Always_Believe

My neuro is actually addressing the issue much better than PM. With medicaid, it's a bit difficult to find providers, so I am pretty well stuck right now with the PM.

I know there are a lot of other treatments, my PM is not discussing those. He wants to do a LSB, repeat it if it's effective and then go on to SCS. I tried acupuncture for my endometriosis - not effective. I appreciate the "pain coping/pain psychologists" aspect but I am in real pain...not something I can think away or change my mindset to eliminate it. I continually do physically what I can. In my mind, I am 100%...my body tells me I'm not, not the other way around. While I agree that coming to an emotional place of acceptance/activity modification will help me on an emotional level, it isn't going to reduce the edema, the color changes, the temperature difference or the pain.

I have almost fallen 3 times already today due to my knee 'buckling/giving out' followed by sharp, shooting pain through my knee/down my leg, then razors in my foot. Thank God for the grab bar & fold down shower seat!