NOTE: The picture is related to a disc issue, as there isn't much information on us Tarlovians. But, it gives you an idea of what outcome we are looking for with this treatment.
There are two injections into each side of the sacrum. The first is some sort of dextrose solution that goes in and attaches to the damaged areas and forces healing, repair and regeneration. The second is a shot of oxygen that speeds recovery.
The idea behind it is that my sacroiliac joints have become extremely weakened and damaged by my condition and has inevitably lead to more pain. Plus, because my body has been dealing with this issue for so long without result it has now begun creating antibodies to the area to protect itself. Meaning it has stopped working on the area as a survival means. The injections are to go in and re-direct the body back to the location to begin healing it once and for all. I will have to get these injections once a week until there is improvement or eradication. Perhaps this is the final piece of the puzzle?
About the injection…I am not gonna lie…it hurt like an M-F’er, maybe worse than that. He put the shots in on either side of my swelling and when he injected them it felt like a flat bicycle tire inner-tube that was deflated being filled up from the middle of my butt to my lower back. I cried like a little baby for at least an hour. He said it shouldn’t hurt because it had lidocaine in it, he was wrong.
I am nervous about having to go in next week and do it all over again, but I am excited about the potential outcome. Clearly he hit the right spot because of how much it hurt, plus my swelling is greatly increased today…which is a good sign that my body is re-focusing its attention on it. I will let you know how it turns out.
I will heal myself…I will heal myself…I will heal myself…I will heal myself…I will heal myself…;-)
Hi Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteI am a 45 year old female who has had TCD for 14 months. I, like you, have been on a journey to find the healthy me again. For the first year, I just got passed around from one Dr to the next, all running test after test to try to find a different diagnosis. After eliminating everything they (The Drs) could think of, I was ultimately diagnosed w/TCD. My cyst is at the S2 level. While going through the year of tests, I continually did my own research and made numerous health changes and adjustments to my life. I went Gluten free and started Yoga for example. Both seem to help but I have found nothing that gives me real relief. A friend of mine had mentioned Prolotherapy to me, and then I saw your blog. I was wondering if it helped you? Also, I looked into a integrative doctor in my area. Do you have any further feelings on your experience with the integrative doctor you went to? Did he even know what you were talking about when you made the appointment to go see him?
Hello! I have gone in and posted an update on the Prolo Therapy. I am not against it, but I feel I can achieve the same results less invasively. As far as the integrative doctor goes, he was a huge catalyst in motivating healthy habits, but I feel you can take this same kind of control without paying out the wazoo (uness of coure you have cancer, in which case the treatments they use are far more effective). He did not know what TCD was and didn't even focus on it really. His main concern was to get the body operating up to capacity and then address the remaining issues. He was addressing mine with Prolozone Therapy, but it was on the basis of treating weakened ligaments in my sacroiliac joints, not TCD.
ReplyDeleteI would take your diet down to raw and cooked veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds, some fish, maybe some tofu, lots of water, turmeric tea...for just a few weeks and see if you get the pain relief you seek. So glad to hear from you! Please, feel free to keep in contact or send in updates!