Post by kelseyhelton on May 27, 2019 18:05:46 GMT -8
L3 level Injury was 11/02/2018 and since 12/25/2018 my boyfriend cannot sit up or transfer to his wheelchair due to pain from weightloss. Prior to his injury he was 6'1 and 160 pounds, currently he is 120 pounds and because of this his pain has been unbearable when he tries to sit up past a 60 degree angle. He has to travel by gurney every time he goes to a doctors appointment.
His primary doctor has not been helpful at all, in fact lowered his medication doses and is seriously lagging with helping get home physical therapy. His weightloss causes severe pain in his butt when sitting up, shooting pains down his legs, and the inability to even get into his wheelchair to get any type of therapy. His doctor does not want to give him appetite stimulants nor agreed to send him to pain management. Because of his insurance we are unable to switch offices. He eats regularly, not as much as before, but still several times a day. We are feeling very defeated and not sure what to do.
Has anyone else dealt with pain similar to to this? What did you do? We feel like not being able to get into his wheelchair for the last several months is setting him back very far in any hope for recovery.
Thank you
Does he have any digestive problem?
