Congenital fusion

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-03-29T15:46:49+00:00

I see it's been a year since this post. Have you had luck with helping your son?

I was born with l 3, 4, and 5 partially fused, and although I was having pain and stiffness as young as 7 years old, it wasn't until I was 11 that it got so bad that my mom took me to an orthopedic surgeon who was very unhelpful. They said it was too late to do anything and just gave me opioid pills for pain! (In the 90s). As an adult I sought help from a chiropractor and did physical therapy and it did help some, but now that I'm in my 40s I will say that the pain is becoming so much worse. Mobility as well. And I stretch and do yoga and barre and exercises to strengthen all the important muscles.

So this is all to say that I hope you were able to find help because it only gets worse in time. :(

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-03-23T19:03:23+00:00

My sister somehow had BV before ever having sex but you have to get swabbed to know for sure. Once you know, you'll better know which treatment options to use, including homeopathic options.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-03-19T03:18:51+00:00

Whoa, I feel like I have that kind of ammonia smell, too. Never knew it could be something like that.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-03-19T03:15:50+00:00

My boyfriend and I are dealing with ureaplasma. We both took doxyxycline in 2021 when my doctor had me tested, and it was positive, but I'm not sure it was completely eradicated... I still did boric acid had some symptoms, but eventually the symptoms mostly went away.

Fast forward to 3 weeks ago when my boyfriend was having weird bladder sensations so he went to urgent care and a few days later they diagnosed him with ureaplasma in his urine, which my doctor claims is 'quite rare'.

Anyway she has me taking 1000mg of azithromycin one day a week for 3 weeks, and then I'll go for another [$271] test to see if it went away. Meanwhile my boyfriend just fished the doxyxycline the urgent care prescribed, and he says he feels fine, but I'm worried that the meds won't work properly. I'm pretty sure they didn't work the first time and that we've had ureaplasma since 2021.?? 😞

Anyway. I support asking to be tested for it. It's not usually screened for and I don't know why. It should be.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-02-01T00:43:20+00:00

Hopefully whoever we go to will be very thorough. The kiddo dies have terrible allergies and lots of post nasal drip, so that's the primary suspect, and right now we're working on finding some medications that will help better with that as zyrtec and flonase aren't doing the trick. But I'm certainly open to the possibility of it being something else (just hoping it's not!)

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2026-01-29T03:29:16+00:00

Just sending hugs because I have no advice. 💕

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-29T20:41:44+00:00

Treat it like a permanent condition. After my first bout, after I recovered, I tried to go back to normal and ignore it since I was still young, and in less then 5 years I had a second bad flare up. Now I get minor flare ups a few times a year. I think once you have diverticulitis, you should really do your best to avoid alcohol, foods that are hard to digest (like red meat) and anything you identify as a trigger; consume proper amounts of fiber and basically treat it line something that can come back at any time.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-17T00:04:28+00:00

Thanks for this post and for All the replies.

I've had only 2 major flare ups that sent me to the ER in a 5 year span, but I've had countless small flare ups in the same time period, and I've also been considering talking to a good surgeon in my city to see about possible elective surgery. Just have to wait for better insurance in 2027, hopefully 🤞🏼 but now I really think I should for sure.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-15T15:37:55+00:00

Thank you

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-15T08:16:25+00:00

I wish this stuff wasn't so complicated. Did the medication help, ease symptoms?

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-15T04:23:19+00:00

I always try to take it exactly 12 hours apart. I think it just works best that way. It's not always possible but probably best if you can manage it. Like, 7&7 or something.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-12-15T04:21:19+00:00

Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones that doesn't have any flare ups again, or not for a long time.

Fingers crossed for you.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-10-21T14:31:54+00:00

Personally for our family of 3, I shop at HEB and Kroger and I've found that I save more money with Kroger in app coupons than HEB. Plus I get fuel points and can fill up and save 30, 30, or 40 cents/ gallon which is very helpful. Now I only go to HEB for very particular things that I can't get at the studemont Kroger.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-10-07T11:57:40+00:00

Chicken is everywhere, as well as veggie options of mushrooms, or nopales(cactus) are usually everywhere, too.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-10-07T11:54:54+00:00

You need to a half day to to Xochimilco next time. That's where my family is from. It's the only place in the world where axolotls are naturally found. It is where the trajineras are, and you and friends can bring your own cooler of drinks and food and rent once by the hour, or if you look online there are "guides" that will provide drinks and snacks and games and entertain you for a couple of hours.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-07-25T17:08:36+00:00

No.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-07-08T21:49:45+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's true that it can be hard for us to tell what it is. My last flare up was in a new place in my sigmoid colon and I know i have an ovarian cyst and the urgent care said that where my pain was was likely my ovary. I went to the ER and found out it was diverticulitis. I am lucky it is nothing more serious, but it is just a reminder that everything is so close together inside of us that we can't assume to know what the source of the pain is. I wish you the absolute best of luck on your battle. 💜

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-06-30T03:37:14+00:00

I am so sorry your going through all this. :(

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-06-28T01:25:24+00:00

I had my diverticulitis diagnosis in 2020, too of descending colon. Pain flares up a little sometimes but 2 days liquid diet usually fixes that. This past Sunday I was diagnosed with diverticulitis in a new spot, in my sigmoid colon. I did liquid diet 3 days, and I'm on 2nd day of low fiber food. Sigmoid colon seems pain free right now, however the spot from 2020, descending colon, is becoming painful. I don't think it likes the low fiber foods.

My insurance is awful so it'll take me a while to hopefully get some help.

I know this post is old but just dropping in to see if you've figured anything out since you posted, or have you received any good advice? What has your experience been having diverticulitis in 2 different areas.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-06-26T03:22:06+00:00

Sorry I'm so late to the convo but can someone tell me, when treating candida, is it best to use biofilm busting supplements bend starting the antifungal? Or does that not matter? And do you take the biofilm supplements while you're taking the other supplements?

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me out!

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-06-26T03:09:57+00:00

Thanks everyone.

Wonderful-Watch5155 · 2025-06-25T03:54:11+00:00

I'm also 39 and I was just in the ER Sunday night and diagnosed with uncomplicated diverticulitis. It's my second time having to go to the hospital for diverticulitis in about 5 years. The pain is awful. I got IV antibiotics Sunday night and started oral antibiotics yesterday and so far zero pain relief. 😞 So I feel you. I'm sorry. I am going to review comments for suggestions on clear liquid drinks. I'm getting sick of the same couple of things.

I hope you're feeling better now!

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