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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 363327" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>janet, their seems to be quite a bit of info on Sprengels that comes up on google. I would probably focus on finding an orthopedic doctor who will work to figure out what is going on now. I am sure new tests will have to be done. The original surgery may or may not have been the standard treatment for this when it was done. Medicine may have moved past whatever technique was used then so docs now may not be familiar with the way it was treated back then.</p><p></p><p>i don't know if records are available after 7 years. I know some of my records from my teens were destroyed because they were only kept for that long. There is little to be accomplished by arguing about the old surgery. Treatment for the present condition would be my focus if it were my child. With ortho problems docs want to do the most conservative things first. Cory may have to go through PT and other procedures before he is a candidate for further surgery or whatever. Often insurance will not fund surgery if PT and things like steroid shots have not been tried first.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible for him to get a TENS unit to try? They can help with pain from muscle problems and are fairly easy to use. It might be a source of relief. Has he tried the Lidoderm patches? They are the lidocaine patches that are great for muscle problems. Insurance would have to pay for them because they are expensive, but medicaid should cover them. It is well worth asking a doctor about it. Often docs don't even think about them. When I have asked it often has seemed like the docs forgot they existed. </p><p></p><p>If he does get the patches, have him warm them up to skin temp before he applies them. Otherwise they don't always stick. I hold them between my arm and my body to heat them up. It really helps.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry he hurts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 363327, member: 1233"] janet, their seems to be quite a bit of info on Sprengels that comes up on google. I would probably focus on finding an orthopedic doctor who will work to figure out what is going on now. I am sure new tests will have to be done. The original surgery may or may not have been the standard treatment for this when it was done. Medicine may have moved past whatever technique was used then so docs now may not be familiar with the way it was treated back then. i don't know if records are available after 7 years. I know some of my records from my teens were destroyed because they were only kept for that long. There is little to be accomplished by arguing about the old surgery. Treatment for the present condition would be my focus if it were my child. With ortho problems docs want to do the most conservative things first. Cory may have to go through PT and other procedures before he is a candidate for further surgery or whatever. Often insurance will not fund surgery if PT and things like steroid shots have not been tried first. Is it possible for him to get a TENS unit to try? They can help with pain from muscle problems and are fairly easy to use. It might be a source of relief. Has he tried the Lidoderm patches? They are the lidocaine patches that are great for muscle problems. Insurance would have to pay for them because they are expensive, but medicaid should cover them. It is well worth asking a doctor about it. Often docs don't even think about them. When I have asked it often has seemed like the docs forgot they existed. If he does get the patches, have him warm them up to skin temp before he applies them. Otherwise they don't always stick. I hold them between my arm and my body to heat them up. It really helps. I am sorry he hurts. [/QUOTE]
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