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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (59622)	11/7/2003 6:19:58 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

Same here. Right now I'm chatting with Sullie6..... 'er, my better half ;-) She's spell checking my post. Thanks Sullie! Got a prescription for an MRI to determine the extent of my partially torn Achilles tendon. Not like there's much they can do about a partial tear other than wait for it to completely tear or hope that time & careful rehab allows it to heal. My back problems will need me to see two different specialists as the MRI on it showed no disc or bone problems. He basically said what I've said...... walking in an unnatural manner for 3+ years may be the cause for the chronic back pain & it's not unusual for it to get progressively worse, especially after partially tearing the Achilles tendon. He's not sure if it's an arthritic condition or just inflamed muscles & ligaments' etc., that will need a considerable amount of time, rehab & medicine to heal. Doc took me off Vioxx, took a blood sample & prescribed steriods (powerful anti-inflammatory) for 12 days, then on to Celebrex. And he was not happy with what happened with the Physiatrist he sent me to. He's the only doc I have real confidence in right now. He listens to your symptoms & takes time to actually perform a physical examination. And he will actually diagnose what he thinks may be the problem (he's often right before the tests confirm it too). He doesn't hesitate to suggest/prescribe something, rather than just write prescriptions first, then see what happens after a few weeks.