What's for DINNER tonight???
Iris Shimmer
on 5/19/08 8:10 am
on 5/19/08 8:10 am
Grilled steak and yummy garbonzo bean salad. One of the ways I am cutting costs is to incorporate more beans into our diet. Beans and brown rice make a complete protein, full of fiber, and are low calorie. The steaks are are small just about all we need.
BTW--Hubby sais I didn't have to give up my manicures!!!
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.
I picked up some chicken for me. Jimmy, Tim and Scott went to Fairhope today. Tim had a Dr. appointment and Jimmy went with him. He has been having some pain in his left leg. It started by going numb but now he is having pain. I talked to Jimmy before I left work and he said the Dr. is thinking it may be a pinched nerve. They were doing a MRI. How is a pinched nerve treated? I have never had one and don't know anyone who has.
Debbie,
Treatment of a pinched nerve can vary, depending on the location and severity of the entrapment. It can also depend on the cause of the entrapment.
A very common cause of pinched nerves is swelling or inflammation in the area around the nerve. This can be a spontaneous reaction or it can be the result of direct trauma. If swelling or inflammation is the culprit, a common first line treatment is steroids, either oral or injectable. The steroids can help to reduce the swelling and inflammation and can sometimes provide the relief needed.
Outside the basics that I just mentioned, there can be numerous other causes for entraped nerves and there are other treatment options up to and including surgical release. You commonly hear of this in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel or unlar nerve entrapment and those are frequently treated with surgery. Sounds like he may have a spinal nerve involved.
Let us know what you find out.
Carolyn~
Treatment of a pinched nerve can vary, depending on the location and severity of the entrapment. It can also depend on the cause of the entrapment.
A very common cause of pinched nerves is swelling or inflammation in the area around the nerve. This can be a spontaneous reaction or it can be the result of direct trauma. If swelling or inflammation is the culprit, a common first line treatment is steroids, either oral or injectable. The steroids can help to reduce the swelling and inflammation and can sometimes provide the relief needed.
Outside the basics that I just mentioned, there can be numerous other causes for entraped nerves and there are other treatment options up to and including surgical release. You commonly hear of this in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel or unlar nerve entrapment and those are frequently treated with surgery. Sounds like he may have a spinal nerve involved.
Let us know what you find out.
Carolyn~
Carolyn~
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