Hi,
I am 44y/o male that became disabled in 2005 after a case of bronchitis that turned into a serious case of empyema that became so bad I had a left pneumothorax and required a left thoracotomy and decordication (removing the lining of the lung) to reinflate the lung and a 30 day hospital stay..All of this was caused by our present medical system. After being treated at home for 6 weeks prior to being hospitalized It was handled in a way that was cost effective to the hospital system in South Florida but in the long run cost them half a million in medical costs.(Because of the wrong med's and treatments) And cost me my ability to earn a living for me and my family. Because of all of the pulmonary problems and the high doses of prednisone I came down with a disease called Avascular necrosis that stops the blood flow in mostly the long bones requiring me to replace both hips-knee's and shoulders. I've replaced 1 shoulder in 2009 and 1 hip in Oct 2011. Only 4 more joints to replace and have to deal with Lt chest pain and severe COPD for the rest of my life. I Hope I can contribute to the chronic pain forum and learn some of the many different tx's and med's being offered.. Thanks Randy

Randy,

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help.

There are great number and caring fellow members here, just let us know how we can assist, you will see we are are supportive and relaxing place. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Check out the following forum for some assistance:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum24.html

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene

Randy, I just wanted to add my !!
You have been though so much and I wanted to let you know that I admire you. So glad you landed here in Neuro Talk and let you know that you can drop in on any forum and folks are easy to help or just to have great visits!

Again I wanted to say welcome!!!!

It's great to have you here at NT!
Make yourself at home - lots of understanding, caring folks here.

Rae