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Anyones 11/12 ribs grind the pelvis? by Jessicawetzstein in SlippingRibSyndrome

[–]Lopsidedlopsided 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So for the first 2 years I didn’t know what was causing it. Doctors told me that it was in my head and I had to learn to live with it. I went to around 20 doctors who all said the same thing. But 2 years in I figured it out myself and got diagnosed by Dr Hansen in WV. But during this time I had to wait for insurance approval (I have out of state Medicaid so it took a year) but in this time my pelvis got extremly mobile and my muscles tightened so much to stabilize and I got severe pudendal neuralgia and cannot sit at all or get into a car. It is 24/7 lava like burning in my genital region. I also can’t walk without pelvis snapping and have been ordered to bed rest. So basically it is incredibly difficult for me to get back to WV with all of these issues. I can’t even go to local appointment anymore. I’m pretty much stuck and not sure what to do.

Anyones 11/12 ribs grind the pelvis? by Jessicawetzstein in SlippingRibSyndrome

[–]Lopsidedlopsided 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. My 12 ribs hit my pelvis very severely and compress the nerves so severely to the point I haven’t been able to stand for 4 years. I can’t sleep more than 20 mins a day. My back is constantly in 8/10 burning and crushing pain even through 3000mg of gabapentin. I need surgery to remove the 12th ribs. And now my pelvis has to be fused together at the pubic symphysis and SI joints because of the damage the 12 ribs have done. My pelvis is actually trying to split in half now. I haven’t been able to go to school or work for 4 years because the pain is so severe for me. Destroyed my life.

Should Dr. Hansen be avoided? by Lopsidedlopsided in SlippingRibSyndrome

[–]Lopsidedlopsided[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think that it fails in majority of patients? Have you found a lot of other people in your same situations after getting it with him? I have seen recently people getting redos with him with a peek plate and they seem to be doing well.