The following day I went to my Pain Management Specialist and she prescribed me muscle relaxers. I took them 4 times a day for about three weeks (until around November 29th). I now continue to take one at night, before bedtime. As far as waking up with back pain, some days I do and some days I don’t. One of the things that makes Slipping Rib Syndrome so frustrating is that I can’t find a correlation between ANYTHING! I can’t deduce that, if I do X and X, then my back pain goes away or is minimized. SRS seems to manifest itself however it chooses, whenever it chooses.
So, today is Sunday, December 3 and I’m still seeing my Chiropractor thrice weekly. The therapy consists of ultrasound for a couple of minutes, followed by a “Graston Rub” and then spinal/rib manipulation/alignment. My Chiropractor comments every visit on how my ribs are STILL “popping out!” The only rational thing to do is to continue my current therapy to see if it can resolve my injury. I should point out that, I do feel better, as far as the pain goes, so even though I’m not “healed,” my therapy is helping.
I was also fortunate enough to speak to another SRS sufferer who told me that her Orthopedic Surgeon was familiar with SRS! This gave me renewed hope and I plan on contacting every OS in and near my hometown to see if they have heard of SRS!
If you have, or suspect you have, SRS it’s SO important to NEVER GIVE UP HOPE! I saw on the news yesterday that someone had received the world’s third successful hand transplant. Hell, the lady who had a FACE TRANSPLANT FOR GOD’S SAKE still continues to do better! If medical science can transplant limbs, appendages and faces, it can help us; it’s just a matter of finding that doctor who’s familiar with this syndrome. It’s also important to spread the word about SRS and educate as many people as possible! I’m learning that there are A LOT of us out there!!!!
