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SLIPPING RIB SYNDROME SUCCESS STORIES
LOGAN ALUCCI, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Achọrọ m ịkwalite mmata maka Slipping Rib Syndrome ka m gachara njem ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ 6 na-achọ azịza.
Mgbe m nọ na mahadum, amalitere m inwe mgbu azụ dị egwu n'akụkụ scapula aka ekpe m.
Ihe mgbu ahụ dị nnọọ njọ nke na ọ dị m ka m apụghị ịga ije. Tupu ụbọchị mbụ ahụ, m na-aga kilomita 2 ruo 5 kwa ụbọchị kemgbe m bi na New York City, ma mgbe ụbọchị ahụ gasịrị, ihe niile gbanwere.
Ebe ọ bụ na mgbu m malitere site n'oké mgbu azụ, njem m dugara m n'ọtụtụ ndị ọkachamara n'ubu na ọkpụkpụ azụ. E nyere m ọtụtụ nyocha ezighi ezi. Enwere m ọtụtụ MRI, CT scans, X-rays, ọkpụkpụ spec scans, cortisone injections, intercostal nerve blocks ... ị kpọrọ ya aha. Ndepụta ahụ na-aga n'ihu. Ahụrụ m ndị dọkịta "kachasị mma" n'ụlọ ọgwụ "kachasị mma". Ọ dịghị onye maara ihe na-ezighị ezi ruo ọtụtụ afọ. A gwara m na ọ bụ naanị ọnọdụ adịghị mma, ma ọ bụ nchegbu ọjọọ, ma ọ bụ na m na-ekwubiga okwu ókè mgbe m kwuru na enwere m 10/10 miri emi, na-akụda, ihe mgbu na-agwụ ike n'akụkụ aka ekpe nke azụ m na, ugbu a amalitela ịgbasa gburugburu m. ngụgụ.
N'ikpeazụ ahụrụ m onye chiropractor ọhụrụ na na nleta mbụ m, ọ gwara m na m nwere Slipping Rib Syndrome. Ebe ọ bụ naanị ya bụ onye nwere ike inye m ahụ efe n'agbanyeghị ihe ọ bụla m were okwu ya, agwara m ndị dọkịta iri na abụọ ọzọ na enwere m SRS. Ọ dịghị otu onye kweere na ọ dị. Ha gwara m "Ribs enweghị ike ịpụ apụ".
Ngwa ngwa 2 afọ, emechara m chọta Dr. Adam Hansen na West Virginia wee were ịwa ahụ nke m nwere ike ikwu n'eziokwu zọpụta ndụ m.
Slipping Rib Syndrome nwere ike ọ bụghị naanị na-akpata nhụjuanya anụ ahụ na-agwụ ike, kamakwa nnukwu mgbakasị uche mgbe ọtụtụ afọ nke nhụjuanya na agwa ya na ọ bụ ihe niile dị n'isi gị. N'oge edere nke a, a na m 4.5 ọnwa post op na m na-eche banyere 80% mma karịa m mere tupu ịwa ahụ m na m kwere na m ga-anọgide na-mma. Ahụ m na uche m ka nwere ụzọ dị ogologo iji gaa ka m wee gwọọ nke ọma mana enwere m ekele na n'ikpeazụ ịnọ n'ebe kwesịrị ekwesị.
Ekwela ka ike gwụ gị na njem gị. Ya adịla mgbe ịza mba maka azịza. Tụkwasa mmuo gị na ahụ gị obi. Enwere m olileanya na nke a nwere ike inyere onye ọzọ aka ịchọta azịza na nkwado nke anyị niile kwesịrị.
Ka ịhụ vidiyo Logan na-edekọ ebe a njem SRS pịaEbe a.
JOSEPHINE LJUNGKVIST, NORWAY
Ruo ogologo oge m nwere ike icheta, ahụtala m ma mgbu dị nkọ ma na-agwụ ike nke ọgịrịga m kpatara. Mgbe m dị afọ iri na ụma, agara m ịhụ ụdị ndị dọkịta, ndị na-ahụ maka akwara ozi, ndị na-ahụ maka ọkpụkpụ, ndị na-agwọ ahụ́, na ihe ndị ọzọ. Emere m x-ray, e buru ụzọ gwa m ka m na-emega ahụ́ karị, emesịa kwụsị mgbatị ahụ. Ọ dịghị onye nwere ike ma ọ bụ dozie ajụjụ nke ihe mgbu dị omimi m na-enwe.
Ụfọdụ gwara m na ihe niile dị n'isi m.
Mgbe afọ ole na ole gachara, m kwụsịrị ịchọ nchọpụta na ịchọta ụzọ isi pụọ n'ihe mgbu ahụ, amụtara m nnọọ ibi na ya.
Mgbe m dị afọ 25, ezutere m otu onye naprapath na nnọkọ oriri na ọṅụṅụ, onye maara banyere SRS, ebe ahụ malitere njem n'ezie ka m na-achọpụta. Ọ bụ ihe dị ka afọ 2 ugbu a na otu ịwa ahụ ma emechaa. A wara m ahụ́ na Ullevål Sykehus dị na Oslo, Norway. N'oge ederede, m na-echere ka ịwa ahụ n'akụkụ nke ọzọ, iji wepụ cartilages na-amị amị.
Ị nwere ike ilele vidiyo Josefine, na-edekọ njem ya na ọwa youtube yaEbe a.
Enweela m mgbu azụ kemgbe m dị afọ iri na atọ.
M dara site na mita atọ n'ịdị elu mgbe m dị afọ 8, wee nweta obere mgbawa na 2 vertebrae n'ọkpụkpụ m. Abụ m onye na-agba ịnyịnya wee daa ha mgbe ụfọdụ.
N'afọ 2018 imeju m gbara ọkụ nke ukwuu n'ihi mmeghachi ahụ nfụkasị ahụ. Etufuru m nnukwu ibu n'ihi na m na-arịa ọrịa na n'ime oge ahụ enwere m ọchịchọ ịgbatị ahụ m elu wee nwee ike ịpị aka na ọgịrịga m dị ala, ọ naghị ewute m n'oge ahụ, ma mgbe obere oge gasịrị ọgịrịga m malitere ịpụ. , ọ ghọrọ iwe wee malite imerụ ahụ ntakịrị. N'ime afọ 3 gara aga, a na m agbaji ọgịrịga m azụ n'ebe ọtụtụ ugboro n'ụbọchị na mgbu na-aga n'ihu. Ahụla m ọtụtụ ndị ọkachamara n'ịgwọ ọrịa, ha niile nwere ihu na-eju anya mgbe m gwara ha ma mee ka ha hụ ihe na-emenụ. A gwara m na ọ bụghị ihe ọ bụla, ọ ga-apụ.
Achọla m ọtụtụ ihe na Google na YouTube, ka oge na-aga na mbido 2021 ahụrụ m ụfọdụ vlogs na YouTube na otu vlog kwuru gbasara otu Slipping Rib Syndrome na Facebook. Enwere m nnọọ chioma na ahụ iru ala ịhụ ezinụlọ ọhụrụ a na-ahụ n'anya. N'ime otu a, ahụrụ m otu dọkịta na Netherlands bụ onye nwere ike ịchọpụta m na SRS. Dọkịta a enweghị ike inyere m aka n'ụzọ m chọrọ, mana na njedebe nke 2021 ahụrụ m dọkịta na-awa ọzọ wee were ịwa m na 20th Disemba 2021.
Enwere m ịwa ahụ "Rib Plating Surgery". Na mbụ anyị chere na ọ bụ naanị otu ọgịrịga tọgbọrọ chakoo, ma amaara m na ọ na-aga n'ihu, na n'oge ịwa ahụ, ha chọpụtara n'ebe ahụ anyị 3 ribs metụtara.
N'oge edere m bụ 4 weeks post op, M ka na-enwe mgbu ịwa ahụ ma were ya ngwa ngwa, mana enwere m ike ịsị na enwere ọganihu na ọkụ dị na njedebe nke ọwara!
NICOLE VISSER, THE NETHERLANDS
Mgbaàmà m gụnyere oke mgbu na ọgịrịga m, na ara aka ekpe m, na gburugburu azụ. Ịnọdụ ala ma ọ bụ iguzo ogologo oge ọ bụla mere ka m nwee nnukwu mgbu na ọ nweghị ihe nyeere m aka. Na 28th Eprel 2019 agara m n'ụka wee rute na nsọtụ osisi pew nke metụrụ aka na ọgịrịga aka ekpe m.
N'ụtụtụ echi ya, enwere m X-ray nke na-egosighi ọgịrịga agbajiri agbaji. Anọ m ọnwa ole na ole na Chiropractic and Physical Therapy. Enwere m diski 2 bulging na ọkpụkpụ azụ m dị elu site na ihe mberede ụgbọ ala 2006, ya mere onye na-agwọ ọrịa anụ ahụ m chere na ọ ga-abụ na ihe mgbu m na-adịghị akwụsị akwụsị kpatara mmebi nke ndị sitere na ọdịda m. Anyị mechara kwenye na ndị ọrụ m comp insurance na MRI dị mkpa mana ihe niile ekpughere bụ "mgbanwe ọrịa ogbu na nkwonkwo" nke na-agaghị ebute site na nhụjuanya nke ọdịda, ya mere anyị nọ na njedebe ọzọ.
Dọkịta m zigaziri m onye ọkachamara wee hụ ya na Jenụwarị 2020. O lere anya X-ray mbụ m wee sị na nsogbu m dị n'okpuru ọgịrịga m. Ọ gwara m na e nwere otu dọkịta na-awa ahụ́ n’ụlọ nzukọ ahụ nke si n’aka ya bụ́ onye sụrụ ụzọ ọhụrụ usoro nrụzi ọgịrịga, ma ziga m Dr. Adam Hansen.
Otu ọnwa ka e mesịrị, Dr. Hansen chọpụtara na m nwere SRS. Nnyocha 5 nkeji dị mfe gosiri na ọgịrịga 8, 9 na 10 metụtara na ọ nwere ike iji usoro suturing ya na-agbaji dozie ya. Na Machị 11, 2020 enwere m ịwa ahụ nke mbụ. Ọ bụ ezie na mgbu tupu ịwa ahụ ahụ kwụsịrị ozugbo, n'oge na-adịghị anya ka a wachara m ahụ, amalitere m inwe jabs dị nkọ na afọ m. Dọkịta Hansen kwubiri na suture ndị ahụ adịchaghị mma ma na-emetụta akwara intercostal. Na 10 Ọgọst 2020 enwere m nlegharị anya nke mbụ Dr. Hansen. Mgbe edezigharịchara ihe mgbu ndị ahụ na-egbu mgbu ahụ kwụsịrị ozugbo.
Dr. Hansen degharịrị usoro ya ka ndị ọzọ wee ghara ịdị mkpa ka e degharịa maka sutures dị oke ike. Enwere m ekele ịbụ ihe dịka 85-90% nkịtị ọzọ. Nke a bụ okporo ụzọ siri ike, obi abụọ adịghị ya na mgbake adịlarị ihe ịma aka.
Anaghị m atụ anya na m ga-enwe mmetụta 100%, mana na-enweghị nhọrọ nrụzi a, amaara m na m ga-aka njọ na enweghị olileanya. Enwetala m enyi n'ime ndị dike SRS ibe m na m na-agba mbọ inyere ndị ọzọ aka ịchọta ụzọ ha na nke a. Nọgidenụ na-akwado onwe gị ma ghara ịnara mba maka azịza. N'ezie ọ bụghị naanị n'isi gị.
TINA VIAL, WEST VIRGINIA, USA
Nsogbu m malitere mgbe m nọ na klas nke asaa. M na-agbapụta na ọgịrịga m na ọ na-esiri m ike iku ume, mgbe izu ole na ole gasịrị, ọ na-apụ ma otu oge n'ime oge ọ ga-alọghachi. Mgbe m nọ na klas nke itoolu, ọgịrịga m malitere ịpụta ruo n'ókè ị ga-ahụ ha n'uwe elu m.
Anọ m na-agba ọsọ kilomita ise na otu ọgịrịga m gbapụtara ozugbo na m na-agbasi ike iku ume ma na-achọ ịpụ. M ga-alaghachi n'ụlọ akwụkwọ na m na-akpọ mama m, mgbe ahụ, anyị na-aga ngwa ngwa nlekọta.
O were ihe dị ka ọnwa 6 mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, iji nweta nchoputa na ịwa ahụ mana n'oge ahụ ahụrụ m ndị dọkịta iri na abụọ. Achọpụtara m na m nwere oyi baa, bronchitis, arthropothy, ụmị ọkpụkpụ edema, costochondritis, intercostal neuritis na isi ọgịrịga gbawara agbawa, emesịa na-amịpụta ọrịa ọgịrịga.
Ka ọ dị ugbu a, ihe mgbaàmà m bụ ihe mgbu na-adịghị mma, ọkụ mgbe niile, ịdị nro, ike iku ume siri ike, ntụtụ na agịga mgbu, ịpụpụ, na ịwụ elu. SRS m bụ nke abụọ na ọ bụ ugbu a ọnwa 14 ka m wachara ahụ mbụ na yana ọnwa 7 ka a wachara m nke abụọ, ma Dr Adam Hansen na West Virginia. Akụkụ abụọ a na-eme ihe dị ịtụnanya ugbu a.
Okwu agbamume m ga-abụ ịnọgide na-alụ ọgụ maka azịza n'ihi na ha nọ ebe ahụ. Ọ bụghị echiche uche mgbe ọgịrịga na-apụta, yabụ na-aga n'ihu ma na-agba mbọ maka azịza.
LINDSEY DARNELL, MICHIGAN, USA
Isi mgbaama m SRS bụ ọgịrịga na-agbapụta na ịma mgbu n'ime afọ na n'azụ m n'akụkụ eriri ubu m.
Enwere m hEDS, bụ nke a chọpụtara mgbe m wachara ahụ nke atọ n'úkwù mgbe m dị afọ 23. M nwetara mgbagwoju anya ọrịa mgbu mpaghara site na ịwa ahụ m, nke a mere ka m nweta ihe na-akpali akpali n'azụ m, na batrị dị n'ime ihe nkwata m. Mgbe ịwa ahụ 2 gasịrị, dị ka nke mbụ dara, enwere m azụ mgbu na ọgịrịga dị egwu.
Mgbe ọtụtụ mbọ iji dozie mgbu azụ na injections, mmịnye ọbara, ọgwụgwọ anụ ahụ, ahụrụ m otu SRS Facebook nke dugara m na Dr. Hansen. Enwere m ịwa ahụ mbụ m iji dozie ọgịrịga 7-10 n'akụkụ aka nri m na 10th March 2021. Ọ dị nwute na 27th Julaị 2021 a tọpụrụ m stitch na ọrụ (Abụ m nọọsụ) na-ebugharị igwe X-Ray. Enwere m ntụgharị akụkụ aka nri m ma ha doziri akụkụ aka ekpe m n'otu oge ahụ na 22nd Septemba 2021 ma ana m ewere ya kwa ụbọchị ugbu a ka m na-agwọ.
Tụkwasa ahụ gị obi, zuru ike ọbụlagodi mgbe ịchọrọ ịrụsi ọrụ ike, na-akwado onwe gị mgbe niile.
JESSICA TUCKER, WASHINGTON, USA
Na February 2016 mgbe m dị ime ọnwa anọ nwere nwa mbụ m, amalitere m inwe oké mgbu na ọgịrịga m dị ala. N'agbanyeghị na ọ na-ezigara m ụlọ mberede ahụ ọtụtụ oge, na igbochi ihe omume mgbe niile na ihi ụra, a na-ewepụ ihe mgbu ahụ dị ka "ihe mgbu ime ime nkịtị" na "naanị muscular". Mgbe amuchara nwa, mgbu ahụ belatara mana ọ dịgidere. E mesiri m obi ike na ọ bụrụ na m nwere ntakịrị ọrịa ọkpụkpụ azụ, m ga-anagide afọ ime ọzọ nke ọma. N'ọgwụgwụ 2017 / mmalite 2018, enwere m afọ ime nke abụọ. Ihe mgbu ahụ jiri ịbọ ọbọ lọta ma dị njọ karịa nke ugbu a. Ka ọ na-erule ọnwa atọ nke atọ, a nọ m n'oké ihe mgbu, enweghị m ike ihi ụra, enwechaghị m ike ịga ije ma ọ bụ ịnya ụgbọ ala, ma chọọ enyemaka oge niile iji lekọta nwa m na-amụ ije. Ọzọkwa, ọ dịghị onye nyere azịza ọ bụla.
Mgbe nwa m nwanyị dị ọnwa anọ, onye na-ahụ maka ịmụ nwa m na-ahụ, onye bụkwa GP, kwuru "anyị kwesịrị ime ihe gbasara ọgịrịga gị". Ọ bụ nke mbụ n'ime afọ abụọ mmadụ nụrụ m n'ezie. O zigara m onye ọkachamara n'ihe mgbu, bụ́ onye mere nnọọ ka otu n'ime ndị dọkịta ole na ole n'Australia nụrụ banyere SRS. Ọ chọpụtara na m ozugbo ma ziga m ka m gakwuru dọkịta na-awa ahụ́ ọkpụkpụ bụ́ onye rụrụ ịwa ahụ nke cartilage abụọ (otu akụkụ nke ọ bụla). Abịara m nke ọma, n'ichekwa na isiakwụkwọ ahụ agwụla, amalitere m ndụ m. Anyị malitere ịhazi nwa nke atọ, ma enwere m obi ụtọ ịhụ ihe m tụrụ anya na ọ ga-abụ afọ ime na-enweghị mgbu. Otú ọ dị, tupu nke ahụ emee, otu afọ ka a wachara m ahụ́, m nwere mmetụta mgbu nke ọma na ọgịrịga m dị ala. N'ime ụbọchị ole na ole, a kpọghachiri m na nhụjuanya nke SRS. Opekempe oge a, echere m, amaara m otu esi edozi ya.
Achọrọ m enyemaka site n'aka dọkịta dọkịta na-awa ahụ nke gwọworo SRS na mbụ. Ịwa ahụ abụọ ọzọ ka e mesịrị, gbakwunyere mwepụ nke usoro xiphoid kwụsịrị, anaghị m emewanyewanye ka a tụrụ anya ya. M nọ na-enwe ihe mgbu ka njọ karịa mgbe ọ bụla ọzọ, na-akawanye njọ kwa ụbọchị. Ọgịrịga ahụ ka na-enwe nkụda mmụọ. A gwara m na nke a agaghị ekwe omume, na ọ bụ naanị mgbu akwara. Amaara m na ọ bụghị, mana echeghị m na enwere m nhọrọ dị ukwuu karịa iso ndị dọkịta m. Mgbe usoro mgbu akwara mere ka m nwee ọganihu efu na ngụgụ gbajiri agbaji, ekpebiri m na m kwesịrị ịlụ ọgụ karịa. Achọpụtara m Dr Hansen na US na usoro ọgịrịga ya. Nghọta ya na mpụpụ nwere ike ịkpata ọgba aghara ọzọ, bụ eziokwu maka m.
Ọ dị nwute na anụbeghị ịwa ahụ ebe a. N'ịbụ onye nwere mmetụta ịrapagidesi ike na nkuku, ekpebiri m ịwụ elu ahụ wee debanye aha Dr Hansen na West Virginia maka June 2020. Ọfọn, anyị niile maara ihe mere na 2020, na enweghị m ike ịhapụ Australia maka ịwa ahụ. Ugbu a ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ na m dara n'ala, na enweghịkwa m ike ilekọta ụmụntakịrị m abụọ, ejiri m obi ike chigharịkwuuru dọkịta na-awa ahụ́ m, bụ́ onye nwere ọtụtụ ihe ọmụma. Ọ gakwuuru Dr Hansen wee kweta ịwa ahụ. N'ụzọ doro anya, nke a wetara ahụ efe dị ukwuu, mana mkpọchi mkpọchi na okwu gbasara ịnweta efere achọrọ pụtara na m ga-echere na mgbu na-agwụ ike ruo Nọvemba 2020 iji nweta ịwa ahụ nke mbụ, yana Machị 2021 maka nke abụọ. Iweghachite siri ike. Ịwa ahụ dị mgbagwoju anya karịa ịwa ahụ nke Dr Hansen na-eme mgbe niile n'ihi mwepu m na mbụ.
Enwere m oke mgbu akwara mgbe a wachara m ahụ ma nọrọ izu abụọ n'ụlọ ọgwụ ugboro abụọ. Amaara m n'ihi mpụ ahụ na ọgịrịga m agaghị abụ nke zuru oke. Enwere m ihe mkpali akwara azụ n'ime Julaị 2021 iji nyere aka na mgbu akwara na-aga n'ihu. Enweghị m ike ịgba ọsọ ma ọ bụ wulie elu, na enweghị m ike ịgba ọsọ n'ọdịnihu m, mana enwere m ike ịga ije, anaghị m anọ n'ụbọchị m n'ihe ndina, enwere m ike ilekọta ụmụ m, na ọbụna buru ha na njem dị mfe. Ọ na-adịtụ iche na mbụ, mana enwere m ndụ m azụ. Ma, ikekwe ngozi kachasị ukwuu nke mmadụ niile, enwere m ọmarịcha nwa nke atọ anyị rọrọ nrọ maka ọtụtụ afọ n'ikpeazụ na-eto eto n'ime afọ m n'enweghị nsogbu.
M lụrụ ọgụ afọ isii, a leghaara m anya, mee ka ndị dọkịta kwuo "ọ dị mma, ọgịrịga m na-afụkwa ụfụ ma ọ bụrụ na m tụọ ya", ma gwa m na ihe m na-eche "agaghị ekwe omume". A manyere m ịkwado onwe m nke ukwuu ma nwee ahụ mgbu karịa ihe ọ bụla m gaara echeburu, mana n'ụzọ ụfọdụ m mere ya. Enwere m ekele maka Dr Hansen maka inye m oge ya na ịkọkọrịta ihe ọmụma ya, yana maka dọkịta na-awa m nke gere ntị ma nwee ohere ịmụta usoro ọhụrụ.
Amaara m na njem iji bute nwa ọhụrụ a n'ụwa agaghị abụ ahụmihe na-enweghị mgbu nke m tụrụ anya ya n'otu oge, mana ịdị mma nke ukwuu iburu nwa ọzọ ezuola. Nwa ọhụrụ a na ụmụ m abụọ ndị tọrọ m bụ ihe mere m ji lụọ ọgụ.
AMANDA BERMAND, AUSTRALIA
Enwere m ihe mberede m na-eme mpịakọta volleyball n'ụlọ akwụkwọ ebe m na-arụ ọrụ azụ na Aug 2019. M na-egwu egwuregwu dị elu n'oge ndụ m niile mana na 54 na post cancer ara, ahụ kpebiri na ọ gaghị egwu egwuregwu ahụ ọzọ. Ahụrụ m ya nke ukwuu ma na-aga n'ihu na ihe mana mgbe mgbaàmà na-akawanye njọ mgbe ọnwa ole na ole gasịrị, agara m dọkịta.
Mgbe ọnwa 18 gachara m ka nọ na-achọ nyocha. Dị ka ọ dị ọtụtụ n'ime anyị, agabigala m n'ọtụtụ ule, a gwara m na ọ dị n'isi m wee malite na nchekasị / ịda mbà n'obi n'ihi ya.
Ọ dabara nke ọma, ahụrụ m Slipping Rib Syndrome Facebook Group ekele maka otu onye na-arịa SRS ibe ya wee mee oge mụ na Dr Conaglen bụ naanị dọkịta na-awa ahụ nke jiri usoro Hansen rụọ ọrụ na New Zealand.
N'agbanyeghị ụgbọala 6 hour ọ bụla ọ chọpụtara m n'ime 5-10 nkeji. Enweghị m ike ịrụ ọrụ ma rie nri n'ime ego nchekwa ndụ m iji dị ndụ.
Ọ dabara nke ọma, edobere m mkpuchi ahụike nkeonwe m wee gaa n'ihu na ịwa ahụ nke mbụ m laa azụ na Jenụwarị 2021, na-eme ka ọgịrịga nke 9 na nke iri n'akụkụ aka nri.
Abụ m onye uwe ojii mbụ nke afọ 21 nwere ịda mbà n'obi na PTSD yabụ ihe gbakọtara n'oge njem m ịchọta azịza nye mgbu m. Ugbu a enwere m ezigbo nguzozi na ndụ m.
Ekwenyere m na SRS m na-abụkarị akụkụ abụọ mana anyị mere otu akụkụ n'otu oge. Ọzọkwa, n'amaghị kpọmkwem otú ihe ndị siri ike si bụrụ na m na-emebiga ihe ókè n'ime izu 4 ka a wachara ahụ ma ekwenyere m na m mebiri nrụzi ọhụrụ m.
Ana m eme mmega ahụ bụ isi iji nwaa ma wusie ihe m nwere ike ike tupu ụbọchị echere maka ịwa ahụ nke abụọ m na Machị 7th 2022.
Ana m enwekwa nyocha CT 3D iji hụ ma nke ahụ ọ ga-enyere aka n'atụmatụ ngbanwe akụkụ aka nri m. Dọkịta na-awa m ga na-emegharị ịwa ahụ akụkụ aka nri yana suturing ọgịrịga aka ekpe nke 9-10th.
Dr. Conaglen dị ịtụnanya ma na-akwado usoro Dr Hansen.
Nke a bụ ụfọdụ nkuzi m mụtara:
1. Eledala ọnọdụ a anya… Anyị nọ n'ọsọ ogologo. Emela ihe ọ bụla nwere ike ịkpata nsogbu ndị ọzọ ma ọ dịkarịa ala 6-8weeks mgbe ịwachara ahụ, ọ bụrụgodị na ọ dị gị mma. (M ka na-eti onwe m ihe maka ime nke ahụ kpọmkwem)
2. Akwụsịla ike. Ị bụ onye na-akwado gị nke ọma, tụkwasị obi na ahụ gị na mmuo gị.
3. Nabata enyemaka. Enwere ìhè na njedebe nke ọwara ahụ. Ụfọdụ n'ime anyị nwere ụbọchị gbara ọchịchịrị (m ka na-eme) mana ka anyị na-ekerịta ma na-ekwu banyere ihe ndị ọzọ anyị nwere ike inyere ndị ọzọ aka (na ikekwe anyị onwe anyị). Otu dị iche iche dị ịtụnanya maka nke ahụ.
4. KWESỊRỊ ONWE ONWE GỊ
Ọ dịtụbeghị mgbe m nwere obi ụtọ maka ịwa ahụ na mgbu na-esote. Ọ ga-abụ ihe mgbu maka ebumnuche. Ahụ na-amakwa m nke ukwuu. Enwere ọtụtụ n'ime anyị nwere okwu ndị yiri ya ka mara ebe ọ bụla ị nọ, ma ị na-enwe ezigbo ụbọchị, ma ọ bụ abalị ọjọọ na mgbu, "Kia Kaha, Kia manawanui" (Jisie ike, adala mbà).
GINA SAMSON, NEW ZEALAND
Njem SRS m malitere afọ 17 gara aga na 2004 na UK. M ga-enwe ụmụaka 4, 3 n'ime ha bụ 10 + lbs na mgbe nwa #4 gasịrị, ahụrụ m otu n'ime ọgịrịga m na-agbanye n'enweghị ihe mgbu na n'akụkụ aka nri m. N'oge na-adịghị anya, ọ ghọrọ ihe mgbu miri emi na-adịte aka ma ọ dị m ka a na-akwali ụkwụ nwa n'okpuru ọgịrịga m, ma emeghị m ime. N'ime afọ ole na ole sochirinụ, enwere m colonoscopies, endoscopy na ọtụtụ ultrasounds nke elu afọ. Ha niile laghachiri n'ụzọ nkịtị. "Ọ ga-abụrịrị IBS" ka ha kwuru.
N'afọ 2009, anyị kwagara Ontario dị na Canada ebe mgbaàmà m gara n'ihu & gbanyụọ. GP ọhụrụ m (ezinụlọ Dr) zitere m maka ule ndị ọzọ. Ihe niile dị mma, ma ihe mgbu m gara n'ihu. Ejiri m ọgwụ ndị China nwara ịgbanye eriri afọ gall. A na-agafe nkume gall, ma ọ dịghị enye aka nke mgbaàmà. Ọtụtụ nleta na Osteopath, Naturopath, Homeopath, Nutritionalist, Chiropractor & amp; Onye na-ahụ maka ahụ ike. Ọ dịghị ihe nyeere.
N'ọgwụgwụ 2018, mgbe ịkwagharị igbe dị arọ, ihe mgbu m ka njọ. Ọtụtụ ule nyocha ndị ọzọ. Mgbe ahụ, m na-eteta n'otu abalị na-enwe mgbu 10/10 dị ka a na-adụ m mma. Ọ bụ mpempe egwuregwu na-efu efu ma n'ikpeazụ ọchụchọ google m nwetara Slipping Rib Syndrome. Halleluya! N'ime obi ụtọ, alaghachiri m GP m na-atụ anya ka ọ mara ihe niile gbasara SRS. Ọ lere m anya n'ezoghị ọnụ wee nyekwuo m ihe mgbu. Obi dị m ụtọ na Chiropractor m gere m ntị, nwee mmetụta ọgịrịga m na-pịa ma kweta na SRS nwere ike ịbụ.
Ọ dị nwute na n'afọ 2019 enwere m ihe mberede mgbe m na-anya n'ọdụ ụgbọ ala ụgbọala na-adọkpụ na-enweghị nchekwa. A tụbara m n'ikuku ma ọ kpasuo m iwe nke ukwuu. Ọ dịghịkwa mma maka ọgịrịga m. "Ọgwụgwọ physiotherapy ga-enyere aka" GP m kwuru.
Physio m enweghị ike ịchọpụta ihe kpatara na anaghị m eme nke ọma. Akpọrọ m SRS, ọ nwere mmetụta ọgịrịga m, kwenye na m, wee degara GP m akwụkwọ, na-atụ aro mgbochi akwara. Dọkịta m zigara m ụlọ ọgwụ mgbu nwere “ihe mgbu afọ”?!! Enweghị aha ọgịrịga m. Ụlọ ọgwụ mgbu Dr kwuru "Anyị anaghị emeso mgbu afọ". Adara m ákwá na oku vidiyo ahụ, Dr lere anya SRS wee nye m ihe mgbochi akwara. Mgbe ahụ, ọrịa na-efe efe malitere na akwara akwara emebeghị.
Arịọrọ m ka e nye m onye dọkịta na-awa Orthopedic mpaghara. Nke a bụ ahụmịhe kacha njọ m. Mgbe ọ gwachara m na o yighị ka m nwere "ọnọdụ ịntanetị dị ụkọ" ọ sịrị "Anaghị m ọgịrịga" wee chụọ m. Ka ọ dị ugbu a, enwere m nkụda mmụọ. Enwere m mgbu mgbu na-adịghị ala ala n'akụkụ abụọ, mgbu n'akụkụ, mgbu azụ dị egwu n'okirikiri eriri bra m, ihe mgbu dị nkọ mgbe ụfọdụ n'akụkụ abụọ, yana ike ihi ụra. Ọgịrịga m na-abanye / pụta ọtụtụ ugboro n'ụbọchị na njem ụgbọ ala dị egwu.
M wee chọpụta Dr Adam Hansen na West Virginia. Oge Hallelujah #2! Achọpụtakwara m otu SRS Facebook. Na mberede, ahụrụ m otu ìgwè mmadụ nwere otu ihe mgbaàmà dị ka m! Ezitere m GP m njikọ na webinar Dr Hansen. Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị mkparịta ụka ahụ dị mfe. O kwuru, sị: “I nwere ike ikwu eziokwu! Akpọrọ m oku na ụlọ ọrụ Dr Hansen.
Site na Canada gaa USA ma kwụọ ụgwọ ịwa ahụ n'onwe m, enwere m nhọrọ ịnweta oge nyocha otu ụbọchị, na ịwa ahụ na-esote - egwu dị egwu! Gịnị ma ọ bụrụ na m na-ezighị ezi banyere SRS? Anyị ji ụgbọ ala awa 8+ gaa West Virginia na mbido Ọktoba 2021. Ọ bụ akwara akwara ka ọrịa na-efe efe pụtara mechiri oke ala US/Canada, mana anyị mere ya. Dr.
Ịwa ahụ m dị ogologo na mgbagwoju anya karịa ka a tụrụ anya ya. Enwere m bilateral 9th & amp; 10 ọgịrịga cartilage mgbaji na mgbawa mgbidi obi, SRS & amp; intercostal neuralgia. Ndụmọdụ nke 9 m nwere ike ịdaba n'azụ ma sie ike ịnweta. Atụmatụ cartilage nke ọgịrịga 4 niile ka ejiri 2cms nke ọ bụla wepụ ya ka ha dị ogologo na nko, wee 9's & 10's ka etinyere na 8's iji mepụta ọgịrịga kwụsiri ike. M na-eteta na 10/10 mgbu na mkpa a otutu morphine & amp; fentanyl n'ime ụlọ mgbake, mana ọ tụrụ m n'anya na n'ikpeazụ enwere m ike iku ume. Enweghị m ike ime nke ahụ kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ. Dr Hansen kwuru na izu abụọ mbụ ga-afụ ụfụ nke ukwuu na ọ bụ eziokwu! Iweghachite bụ ihe na-agbagharị agbagharị, nke ahụ bụ n'ezie.
Ugbu a, n'oge ederede, a na m 4 ọnwa post-ịwa ahụ. M ji nwayọọ nwayọọ na-akawanye mma ma na-atụ anya na site na ọnwa 6 m ga-enwe mmetụta dị mma. Enwere m nnọọ ekele maka Dr Hansen maka usoro ọsụ ụzọ ya. Ya, nwunye ya Lisa na ndị otu ha na UHC na West Virginia mara mma, Ewere foto m na Hansens 1 izu mgbe a wachara m ahụ. Ntụtụ m dị na maapụ dị n'azụ m, yana narị narị ndị ọzọ bụ ndị ha na Dr Hansen nwetagoro ịwa SRS.
Ọ dị mkpa ịkwado onwe gị. Dị ike, gee anụ ahụ gị ntị, anabatala azịza ma enwere m olileanya na ị ga-enweta nlekọta ahụ ị chọrọ n'oge na-adịghị anya.
ELIZABETH LIDBETTER, ONTARIO, CANADA
Mgbe m dị afọ 11, enwere m ihe mgbu mbụ m na mberede, jọgburu onwe ya na ọgịrịga m, n'okpuru ogwe aka m n'akụkụ m na n'okpuru ara m. Atụrụ m anya na ọ bụ ihe mgbu, mana amalitere m inwe ụdị ihe omume ahụ kwa ọnwa ole na ole nke na-adịru ebe ọ bụla site na nkeji ole na ole ruo ọtụtụ awa nke mgbu siri ike nke na-enweghị ihe ọ bụla ga-emetụ, ebe m na-enweghị ike ịkwaga ma ọ bụ ọbụna kwuo okwu n'ihi mgbu. . ;
Enwere m ule niile, wdg n'oge ahụ na n'ezie ihe niile enyochala nkịtị. Achọtara m onye chiropractor nke jiri usoro dị nro dị oke egwu, na mmezigharị mgbe niile ebe ahụ malitere ogologo oge, ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe nkịtị. M ka nwere ike na-enwe mmetụta siri ike na mgbịrịgba mgbe m ga-emebiga ihe ókè ma ọ bụ na-emegharị m anya, mana m na-ebikarị ndụ dị ka afọ iri na ụma ruo ihe dị ka otu afọ na ọkara.
Febụwarị nke 2021 bụ mgbe ihe niile gbanwere. Ntugharị dị egwu n'ụlọ kpalitere ihe omume nke were ụbọchị ole na ole ma bụrụ nke kachasị njọ. Kama ịpụ mgbe ụbọchị ole na ole fọdụrụnụ nke mgbu gasịrị, ihe mgbu ahụ na-adịte aka wee ghọọ kwa ụbọchị. Aghaghị m ịkwụsị ọtụtụ ihe omume ma na-ezu ike ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ mgbe nile.
Enwere m ule niile, onyonyo niile, gara Cleveland na Indianapolis mgbe m hụchara onye ọ bụla anyị nwere ike na mpaghara, ma enweghị azịza ọ bụla. Achọtara m Slipping Rib Syndrome Facebook Group mgbe nyochachara ịntanetị nke mgbaàmà yana ọ dị ka ọkụ ọkụ nke ịghọta na nke a bụ SRS.
Ndị dọkịta na-awa abụọ dị iche iche gwara m na enweghị m ya. Enwere m obi ike na m mere. Ihe na-aga n'ihu ebe ahụ, enwere m mmetụta na ọ nweghị onye nwere ike ịkwado ya. N'ikpeazụ m kwụsịrị na Mayo Clinic ikpeazụ July ebe a ike ultrasound ka na-egosighi nke ukwuu, ma a aka-na ule mere. Ịwa ahụ bụ na mberede n'echi ya, a chọpụtakwara na ọgịrịga 9 na 10 dị n'aka ekpe na-ewepụ. Ịwa ahụ na Mayo nyere aka ntakịrị. Ihe mgbu m na-egbu mgbu adịchaghị adịkarị ma were obere oge, mana ọ dịghị mma.
N'October 2021 anyị gara West Virginia ịhụ Dr. Hansen. Ọ dị nnọọ ọmịiko na ebube dị ka onye ọ bụla kwuru. Ọ gwara anyị eziokwu na ọ maghị ihe ịwa ahụ ga-ahụ, ebe ọ bụ na m nwere sutures na ọ na-esiri m ike ịkọ otú ihe dị nchebe. Ma ọ dị njikere ime ihe niile o nwere ike ime, nke ahụ bụkwa ihe dị anyị mkpa.
Maachị 2nd 2022, enwere m usoro nrụzigharị nke Dr. Hansen, yana efere na grafts nke ndụmọdụ cartilage, n'etiti ọgịrịga 8/9 na 9/10, yabụ amalitere m ichere na mgbake.
Dị ka onye ọ bụla maara, ọ bụ ihe na-akpụ akpụ. Iweghachite siri ike na mbido. Ma ugbu a, n'oge ederede a na m izu 10 n'ime usoro ịwa ahụ gasịrị. Enwere ugwu na ndagwurugwu. Ogologo ụbọchị dị mma nwere ike iso oge nke na-egbu mgbu.
Ma. Ị hụrụ okwu ndị a "ezigbo ụbọchị"? N'ihi na m nwere ha! Ụbọchị dị mma karịa n'ime izu iri gara aga karịa ka m nwere n'afọ gara aga nke ndụ m. Ememe Ista na ezinụlọ ụbọchị niile nke na-agaghị ekwe omume tupu ebe m kwuru mgbe e mesịrị, "Enwere m mmetụta dị ukwuu!". M ka na-enwe mgbu akwara na ikechi akwara nke na-eziga m n'ebe "gịnị ma ọ bụrụ", mana m ka nọ n'isi na usoro mgbake, nke a abụrụla ihe doro anya na nzọụkwụ maka ọgwụgwọ.
Emechabeghị m. Enwere m ike ịwa ahụ n'akụkụ aka nri n'ọdịnihu, na nkwụsị nke akwara nwere ike ịbụ ihe ga-ekwe omume, n'ihi otu akụkụ dị egwu nke cartilage na Rib 8 nke Dr. Hansen enweghị ike iwepụ n'enweghị nchegbu nhazi, mana m na-enwekwu nkwụsi ike. na obere mgbu.
N'agbanyeghị na njem a, mana achọrọ m ịkele ndị Hansens n'ihu ọha, yana onye ọ bụla nọ na otu nkwado maka nkwado na agbamume na-aga n'ihu - ọbụlagodi na ị maghị na ị na-enye ya. Ọ na-azọpụta ndụ.
MAYA OYER, USA
JESSICA DE'O, ONTARIO, CANADA
Mgbe m bụ 11/12 m malitere inwe mgbaàmà nke SRS. Na mbụ, ọ malitere site na mgbu obi na-enweghị atụ nke mere ka ọ na-esiri ike iku ume. Ihe mgbu a ga-ekechi m n'obi na elu sternum. Mmalite ahụ malitere ihe dị ka otu afọ ka e mesịrị. Ndị dọkịta kwuru na enwere m costochondritis ma gwa m ka m were naproxen. X-ray nke obi na-adịkarị nkịtị. Ọbụna emere m nyocha ọkpụkpụ, nke dịkwa mma. Ka oge na-aga, echere m na nnabata ihe mgbu m tolitere. Ahụghịkwa m ihe mgbu akwara na-ekechi m n'obi n'azụ, ma mgbe ụfọdụ, a na-enwe m mgbu mgbu na-arị elu sternum. Obi m na-akawanye njọ mgbe niile ka a na-emetụ m n'ahụ, na ọbụna ịnweta echocardiogram mere ka m nwee ihe mgbu ruo otu izu. Enwere m mgbu azụ dị njọ nke ukwuu, nke ndị dọkịta na-adaba mgbe niile na "akpa azụ gị dị oke arọ". Ruo ọtụtụ afọ na ọtụtụ afọ, agara m n'enweghị azịza, na-ewere ọtụtụ naproxen, na-ebikwa na mgbu.
Mgbe m dị afọ 18, agara m onye chiropractor, bụ onye mbụ gwara m banyere ọrịa ọgịrịga na-amị amị. N'oge ahụ, ọ dịghị ihe ọ bụla online ị nwere ike ịhụ banyere ya, n'ezie. Ka oge na-aga, ụfọdụ ihe dị ka onye ọrịa Dr. Oz bịara, mgbe ahụ ahụrụ m ụfọdụ nyocha emere na prolotherapy maka SRS. Ahụrụ m dọkịta na-ahụ maka egwuregwu egwuregwu, anyị mere ultrasound (nke bụ ihe nkịtị), ma kwurịta prolotherapy. N'ikpeazụ, ọ dị oke ọnụ ma o kwuru na ọ bụghị nkwa dị ka SRS m adịlarị ogologo oge ruo ọtụtụ afọ, na prolotherapy na-arụ ọrụ kacha mma na omume ya maka mmerụ ọhụrụ.
Alọghachiri m na square mbụ. Mgbe ahụ, otu ụbọchị m chọtara otu SRS Facebook ma mụta banyere usoro Dr. Hansen, ma m nọ na Canada ma enweghị m ike ịgakwuru Dr. Hansen. Mgbe m chọtara otu ahụ, amaghị m onye Dr. Matar bụ. Ọ bụ naanị n'afọ 2020 ka m chọpụtara banyere ya site na onye ọrịa SRS mbụ ya, ọ dị m ka ọ bụrụ n'ikpeazụ, enwere m ngwọta maka nsogbu ahụ m na-ebi kemgbe ọkara nke ndụ m.
Dr. Matar na ndị otu ya bụ nnọọ ihe ịtụnanya. Agaghị m ịwa ahụ mbụ n'agbanyeghị tonsillectomy na ụfọdụ ihe eze mgbe m dị obere, ya mere ọ na-akpata nchegbu. Enwere m akụkọ ihe mere eme nke na-agabiga mwakpo ụjọ mgbe m na-alụ ọgụ n'okpuru / n'ebumnobi m na-alụ ọgụ, ọbụlagodi mgbe ahụ m dị mma. Dr. Matar na ndị otu ya nọ na-ejide m aka / na-emesi m obi ike ka a na-eme m ahụ. Ịwa ahụ ahụ dị ngwa, anyị wee mee njem were awa 5.5 n'ụlọ n'echi ya. Nke ahụ bụ naanị ụbọchị m were ọgwụ opioid m.
Ọnwa mbụ 3 siri ike, ọ dị m ka ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwu otu ihe ahụ. Mgbe akara ọnwa 3 gasịrị bụ mgbe m kwụsịrị inwe obi abụọ na ịga nke ọma nke ịwa ahụ wee malite n'ezie ịhụ uru na ya. Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, ọ na-adịkarị ala, ma a ka nwere oge nke m nwere ọtụtụ ọkụ ọkụ ọkụ.
M ugbu a otu afọ na m na-eche nnọọ phenomenal. Enwere m ike ime ọtụtụ ihe karịa nke m na-enwetụbeghị mbụ. Ibulite ihe ndị dị arọ adịghịrị m mfe, m ga-enwekwa mgbu obi na-adịgide adịgide ma emesịa. Ugbu a enwere m ike ibuli ọkara ahụ m n'enweghị ihe mgbu ma ọ bụ ahụ erughị ala. Na-eme ogologo njem, m ga-agbaji n'ihi mgbu obi / ike iku ume, ma ugbu a, m na-eje ije 1.5-2 + awa n'ụbọchị, na-arụkwa ọrụ oge niile dị ka onye nkụzi ụlọ akwụkwọ ọta akara na-enweghị mgbu ma ọ bụ ahụ erughị ala. Tupu enweghị m ike iji nwayọọ metụ obi m aka n'enweghị ihe mgbu, imetụ ebe ọ bụla aka na-egbu mgbu na mgbu.
Emebeghị m ihe omume mmetụta ọ bụla dị elu, ma dabere na mgbake dị ugbu a, enwere m mmetụta siri ike ugbu a. Otu nnukwu ihe kpatara mgbu azụ m ji dị njọ na mbụ bụ n'ihi na enwere m ahụ ike efu efu n'ihi SRS m. Nwayọọ nwayọọ m na-ewulite akwara m naanị site n'ime ihe ọ bụla kwa ụbọchị ma na-agbalị ịmara nke ọma ime ya. Akụkụ aka nri m anaghị enye m nsogbu ma ọlị, ọ nweghị mpụta, ọ naghịkwa egbu mgbu. M ga-eme ịwa ahụ ọzọ na obi mgbawa ma ọ bụrụ na achọrọ m ya, ana m ekelekwa Dr. Hansen ruo mgbe ebighị ebi maka ọrụ ya iji mepụta usoro na-adịghị emerụ ahụ iji rụkwaa SRS, yana Dr. Matar na ndị otu ya dị egwu na Ottawa. .
AUDREY THAIN-ARDIS, GEORGIA, USA
Hi, I'm Audrey, from Georgia, USA. My SRS journey started at least 13 years ago, but possibly even longer. Between a car accident when I was 18, overworking my abs as a teen (why did I do 200+ crunches most days?), being hypermobile, and finally 2 pregnancies in my mid 20s, my ribs have been painful for so many years. I started pursuing medical help for my rib pain during my first pregnancy in 2010, when the pain became unbearable. I was told it was probably round ligament pain and would resolve after delivery. When it didn't resolve, I went to many doctors for many years, most of whom told me it was all in my head.
When I showed them my lumpy deformed-looking ribs, one doctor even told me I just had an uneven fat deposit on that side! By this point, the pain and worry about not knowing what was wrong and imagining all the "what-ifs" had given me pretty bad anxiety. The pain made it hard to do my daily tasks, hard to sit on the floor and play with my kids, really hard to sit at all. Riding in a car or sitting anywhere for more than a few minutes was excruciating.
I got used to awkwardly telling people I'd rather stand when they offered me a seat, and always stayed flightily busy to avoid sitting. My lack of rib structure also made it very hard to get a deep breath. (Imagine trying to do pull-ups on a spring-- that's what trying to get a deep breath felt like!) Meanwhile I was still being told that my pain was all in my head. The lack of validation from this has such an effect on your confidence and mental health! Finally in 2018, late one night, desperately searching google for what could possibly be wrong with me, I saw something online about Slipping Rib Syndrome and it clicked! I knew this had to be it.
I saw a new local doctor who was just out of school and she agreed. Meanwhile, I had found the Slipping Rib Syndrome Facebook page and had started feeling so much more validated finding a whole community of people who understood exactly how I was feeling! (That little group is now over 5600 people strong!!). The Facebook group led me to Dr Adam Hansen at WVU in West Virginia, who had developed a new repair for SRS. We made the trip to West Virginia and Dr Hansen confirmed my diagnosis. My 9th and 10th ribs were fully detached, hooked, and jammed under the upper ribs. There's an intercostal nerve that runs between each rib, so that nerve was being constantly compressed, giving me pain from my abdomen all the way around to my shoulder blade.
I had Dr. Hansen's 3.0 surgery in February 2022 and have never regretted it! He spaced my ribs apart with cartilage grafts, loosely sutured my ribs together, and topped them off with a bioresorbable plate to hold things in place until my body could heal and develop its own scar tissue to keep itself secure. I woke up from surgery feeling much more stable, somehow taller (I didn't even realize how much I had been guarding and compensating for my ribs) and finally able to breathe freely!! Within a few months, I felt well enough to get back to daily life, travel, plant a garden, go kayaking, hiking, and generally enjoy life much more again! Now at 17 months post op, I'm so thankful to be doing pretty much anything I'd like to do and feeling so much better! If you're struggling with these symptoms, please reach out! There is hope!
KARI MORGENSTEIN, FLORIDA, USA
My journey started in 2019 when my husband and I found out I was pregnant. Around 5 weeks, I was vomiting 20 times a day and left fighting for my life and my daughter’s as well. At 8 weeks, I was diagnosed with severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG). I was placed on a feeding tube through a PICC line as I was severely malnourished. I was vomiting 20 times a day until my daughter was born.
Around 6 months postpartum, I started to get a sharp, excruciating pain in the front of my chest near my Xiphoid. Any movement such as breathing or talking too much made it worse. This led to appointment after appointment from cardiology, rheumatology to gastro and pulmonology it felt like my husband and I spent every day either scheduling a doctor’s appointment or seeing a provider. Many providers told me nothing was wrong with me and I just needed to “push through”.
Luckily my husband and I were not willing to accept this. We fought tirelessly, day and night, to find answers to my debilitating pain that left me unable to care for our newborn daughter. I, fortunately, came across the Slipping Rib Syndrome (SRS) Facebook page and this led me to Dr. Adam Hansen and Ms. Lisa Hansen. We made the trip to West Virginia in January 2021 and I was diagnosed with SRS (9th and 10th rib on right side).
I am forever grateful to Dr. Hansen (and to so many SRS sufferers and survivors that I met on my journey) for giving me my life back and ensuring my daughter has her mommy. I am now 2.5 years out from my surgery and living life again. Pain free!!! My recovery was not an easy one, but it was totally worth it. To anyone reading this that is currently struggling with SRS or trying to find answers to your debilitating pain: You are stronger than you think.
Crying is a sign of strength. Let the tears flow! Lean on your support system and ask for help. Be kind to yourself. The SRS FB group is filled with many incredibly giving and strong individuals. We are all in this together. Use this group to support you at whatever stage you’re in. Keep advocating for yourself. Your pain is real. You. can do this. Take one hour, one minute, or just one second at a time.
HOPE WILD, MARYLAND, USA
My pain began around the end of 2016. It started out with an annoying pain on my right side liver area. I had imaging which found polyps in my gallbladder but that surgeon was kind enough to let me know he didn’t believe it was causing my pain because polyps typically don’t hurt, but the gallbladder had to come out due to their size and possibly eventually growing into cancer if they weren’t already. There were 3 and thankfully, they were benign. I went through years of pain, which over time turned into clicking with the pain. I think my right 10th rib started to come loose and eventually detached altogether.
The pain continued and my life began to decline more and more each day, which became years. I lost my mojo. Procedures I had: -Too much imaging (scans/X-rays) to count -Endoscopy -Pill Camera -Scoliosis diagnosis and physical therapy -Spinal injections to test for a Rhizotomy which I decided not to follow through with because I didn’t feel it would help -Colonoscopy -Whatever else I may not be recalling in this moment.
Because I was so desperate I asked my orthopedic surgeon to perform a spinal fusion at one point. Thankfully, he’s a great man/surgeon and talked me out of it because he knew it wasn’t causing the pain I was describing. I couldn’t work and had to give up my independence. I withered away because the rib pain was so bad, I could barely eat. I lived on Ensure. Not eating helped, but it still hurt all the time. My muscles atrophied and everything else began to decline due to the effects of losing nutrition and movement.
Eventually, I found some motivation and I got a job working from home, got on my own again and pushed through it. I kept losing weight and got down to about 92lbs. I started researching more and found out about SRS. I researched thoracic surgeons in my area to find a surgeon that appeared to have an open mind and would be willing to learn. The surgeon I chose was also an assistant professor and that gave me hope. I provided him with Dr. Hansen’s procedure information and he reviewed it, ordered ultrasound imaging and some other tests and we kept meeting and talking. He reached out to Dr. Hansen and scheduled my surgery. At this point, it was exploratory because when it came to slipping ribs, it wasn’t something he’s treated this way and when he looked into it, resection was the solution.
I said no thanks to that and kept asking him to look into the suturing procedure. I need my ribs to protect my organs and support my bone structure. I remember waking up from my surgery and him telling me “you were right!” My right side 10th rib was completely detached and free to float around. He used Dr. Hansen’s 2.0 technique and sutured it to the 9th. It was finally stable! That was January of 2021. I began to have the same type of pain again a few months later. I was happy to let him go back in to take a look around to figure out what was going on. It turned out that the very tip of my 10th rib cartilage had come loose and was flipping around so he snipped it off, added sutures and closed me back up. That was September 2021. I’m almost fully recovered. Recovering from the atrophy is the hardest part because like many SRS sufferers, I have other diagnosed problems like Hypermobility and severe scoliosis. I am a work in progress and I will get there! We grow through what we go through.
HEATHER DOBOS, MINNESOTA, USA
I fought SRS for 16 very hard long years of my life and I’m only 38. I can now say that it’s been 3 years of living and finally experiencing the life I have always wanted and dreamed of pain free. My journey of SRS was hard frustrating painful and so many emotions I can’t even describe. I can not pinpoint exactly how why or when this happened but my decline started in 2004 when my appendix ruptured. From then many GI related issues happened.
I have had all the tests you could imagine and they all would come back negative. Being told over and over again by doctors that nothing was wrong and that it is all in my head. I had fo fight and advocate over and over again to be heard by all physicians. I was losing weight and barley being able to eat or even drink water on my surgery day I was only 96 lbs and felt like I was whithering away. I kept my determination and strength up that I was going get on the other side of whatever was going on with me. If I hadn’t kept that mindset I wouldn’t be here today.
In 2020 while the world was shutting down is when I really started to go downhill with pain and frustration and lack of answers. I was going to a pain clinic and a physical therapist mentioned the words that I had already circling in my head from my own research of Slipping rib syndrome. She did a dynamic ultrasound and saw my flaring ribs very clearly on my left side and said to me “how has no one ever seen this?”
I burst into tears and wept in her exam room and thanked her for not thinking I was crazy. With that I went home and began my own advocating and determination to find a doctor no matter how far I had to go that would help me. I found Dr. Shiroff at University of Pennsylvania. I reached out to his office and I honestly didn’t know how much more time I could deal with this physically or mentally. After a week or so his assistant reached out and we got the ball rolling with zoom meetings and medical records being sent and within one zoom meeting he could see how bad my 8th, 9th and 10th ribs were for me. On July 27th 2020 I met my knight in shining armor, Dr. Shiroff who I believe saved my life and gave me my life back to share my story and help others in the process. It’s been wonderful to be able to experience life, food and and new experiences again. I was finally healthy enough to get pregnant with our beautiful daughter and happy to announce we’re pregnant again. A dream and experience I thought I would never see in my life. I get to be me again and it feels so good.
OLIVIA HEATH, COLORADO, USA
My daughter Olivia swam competitively for years. During her junior year of high school, she experienced intense back pain that worsened when she swam. She also regularly experienced a stabbing pain along the front of her abdomen, and she could trigger that pain by moving her lower ribs back and forth.
Olivia's weekly physical therapy only provided temporary relief for her pain. After her symptoms worsened, leading to her quitting swimming, I turned to the internet for answers. Thankfully, I stumbled across Slipping Rib Syndrome and the Facebook support group. I spent many hours gleaning information and encouragement, and it was immeasurably helpful. Olivia’s story would not be the happy one it is today without this group.
My internet searches also led me to Dr. Diaz-Muron, a surgeon at Denver Children’s Hospital who is familiar with SRS. In October 2022, he diagnosed Olivia with bilateral SRS through a physical exam. He also ordered a dynamic chest ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. It was such a gift to have received an answer so quickly!
The techs were puzzled during Olivia's dynamic ultrasound because they had never seen or heard of SRS before. They did their best to decipher what we were all seeing on the screen, and in the end, they diagnosed her with bilateral SRS at ribs 8-9. Later we’d discover that they had counted the ribs wrong, and it was actually Olivia’s 9th and 10th ribs that were slipping. In fact, ribs 9 and 10 on both sides had become completely separated from her costal margin.
In December, Olivia underwent a bilateral intercostal radio frequency nerve ablation (8-10 R and 10-12 L) at Denver Children’s Hospital. While this helped with the pain a bit, it created an additional problem where she temporarily lost muscle strength and tone in her lower abdomen. Thankfully, she has a great manual physical therapist who helped her through that hiccup. Olivia also had an assessment at the Denver Children’s Hospital Genetics Hypermobility Clinic. They diagnosed her with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder but not hEDS (she got her hypermobility from her mama).
In January 2023, Olivia had a “normal” CT scan that, when converted into 3-D, revealed her detached ribs. Also in January, she had a consultation with Dr. Pieracci at Denver Health. We both really liked Dr. Pieraacci. He was kind, empathic, and communicated clearly. However, he was performing the Hansen 2.0 surgery, and through the group, I had learned that Dr. Hansen was doing a 3.0 version of the surgery. So, we decided to wait until we saw Dr. Hansen to determine the next steps.
In February, Olivia and I traveled east for consultations with Dr. Shiroff at Penn Medicine and Dr. Hansen at WVU. The consult with Dr. Shiroff went well, and we left with the sense that he is a skilled surgeon who successfully treats many SRS patients. However, he was performing a version of the Hansen 2.0 surgery, and we were eager to learn about Dr. Hansen’s 3.0 version.
Olivia’s consultation with Dr. Hansen was great—he was knowledgeable, professional, kind, and humble. He spent so much time addressing our many questions and concerns. Olivia felt seen, understood, and heard. But I won’t sugarcoat things—the surgery and recovery ahead were daunting for Olivia and left her feeling scared and overwhelmed. And as Olivia’s mom, I was terrified of making a wrong decision that could negatively affect her present and future. (I may or may not have sobbed in the bathtub when we got back to the hotel.)
It didn’t take long for Olivia, my husband, and I to agree that the 3.0 surgery with Dr. Hansen was Olivia’s best option. However, Dr. Hansen’s first available surgery slot was too close to Olivia’s first day of college. It wouldn’t allow for enough recovery time before she needed to do things like carry a backpack long distance. So, we put her on a wait list and hoped and prayed.
Over the next few months, Olivia’s pain became nearly unbearable. Simple things like sitting in class and driving in a car were extremely painful. The main thing that helped her was lifting weights; her muscle gains and the endorphins she got after each lift helped her to push past the pain, discouragement, and fear. She had been lifting for around a year, and Dr. Hansen told her that the muscle strength she had built would greatly help with her recovery. So, Olivia carefully pressed on in the gym despite her growing pain.
The day after Olivia graduated from high school, Lisa Hansen reached out with fabulous news. She said that if we could be in West Virginia in exactly one week, there was a surgery spot available for Olivia! The news was both exciting and terrifying. It was difficult for Olivia to wrap her mind around all that was about to change and around the long road to recovery, but she was all in.
Olivia’s May 24th surgery was a tremendous success! Dr. Hansen excised some costal cartilage from her 9th and 10th ribs on both sides, used the excised cartilage to create spacer grafts between ribs 8-10 on each side, sutured ribs 9 and 10 together with the grafts, and bilaterally placed bioabsorbable plates from ribs 7 through 10. The entire surgery took around three hours, and Dr. Hansen was really excited about how well everything went.
After a week at a nearby hotel, Dr. Hansen cleared Olivia to fly home to Colorado. Olivia's recovery was tough, even though she knew what to expect. Ice became her best friend, and she found ways to stay entertained and encouraged while being bed-ridden. Still, those three months were extremely difficult for her.
About those recovery months Olivia says, “Lifting was my mental and physical solace through my senior year, and to have it taken away was devastating. Those first months felt like purgatory, and recovery was filled with countless tears. SRS patients may feel hopeless during the initial months of healing after surgery, but I encourage them to make a list of all the ways their ribs held them back before the surgery so that they can check them off as they regain strength. Watching my progress kept me sane. I felt devastated right after the surgery, but in time I saw how it brought new abilities and reduced pain that I didn’t think was possible.”
As Olivia’s 3-month post-surgery milestone neared, she was feeling quite good. She no longer needed ice, could work as a restaurant hostess, and was back to being the social butterfly that she is. And three months after her surgery, she was back in the gym. Although she had lost most of the muscle she had built, she was determined to regain it carefully.
On August 30, my husband and I moved Olivia into her dorm to begin her freshman year of college in Arizona. To this day, we’re still in awe over the timing of her surgery. She had exactly three months to heal at home under the care of her family and without the demands of school.
With her four-month surgery anniversary just around the corner, Olivia says, “My body feels drastically better and almost normal, and I’m able to move without popping. Since it’s only been four months, there’s still some healing to be done and there’s still some soreness, but I’m able to do all the things I love. I can do so much more than I could do before my surgery with Dr. Hansen, and I don’t feel held back by my body anymore. Every minute of the recovery pain was worth it now that I get to be under a bar with a lot of weight on it again.”
Whether to have surgery, what surgery to have, and which surgeon to trust are weighty decisions. We believe that we made the right choice for Olivia and hope that the coming months and years yield even more healing and strength.
If you’ve read this far, I hope Olivia’s story has encouraged you. The road to wellness is hard, and conflicting information and experiences are discouraging. As someone who also lives with chronic pain, I know how difficult it is to keep striving for healing and pain relief. Hang in there. Keep doing the next right thing. Hold on to hope, and remember to look for the beauty around you.
ALYSSA LOWE, GEORGIA, USA
After suffering for more than 4 years from severe pain in my chest and abdomen, difficulty breathing, nausea, and fatigue, I had surgery to secure my slipping ribs.
I was scared to have surgery, because I read some horror stories online about how it didn't work or made things worse. I also worried about the risks and complications of anesthesia and infection. But I decided to go ahead with it, because I couldn't stand living in pain anymore. I found Dr. Christie, who is one of the surgeons in the US who specializes in slipping rib syndrome surgery.
He was very knowledgeable and compassionate, and he explained everything to me in detail. He assured me that he had a lot of experience and success with this procedure, and that he would do his best to help me.
The surgery went well, and I went home immediately after surgery. Dr. Christie removed the part of the rib that was causing the problem, and sutured the other ribs that were loose. He told me that I would feel some pain and soreness for a few weeks, but that it would gradually improve as I healed.
He was right. The recovery process has been amazing. Every day, I feel a little bit better. The pain is much less than before, and I can take less medication. I can breathe more deeply and easily, without feeling like someone is squeezing my chest. I can sleep more comfortably, without waking up in agony. I can eat more normally, without feeling sick or bloated. And I can do more things that I enjoy, like walking, reading, and spending time with my family and friends.
Dr. Christie really changed my life for the better, and I'm so thankful to him and his team. They gave me hope and relief, when I thought there was none. They treated me with kindness and respect, when I felt alone and misunderstood. They gave me back my health and happiness, when I thought they were gone forever.
If you have slipping rib syndrome and you're scared of surgery, don't let the fear stop you. Trust me, it's worth it. It's not an easy decision, but it's the best one you can make for yourself. You deserve to live without pain and suffering. You deserve to live your best life.
