Ouch...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 by Dondabao

I had fell into a BX during an overseas trip in 2007. I landed badly on my butt and possibly hurt ed my tail bone. It was painful and unbearable. For a moment I couldn't walk. The pain subside after a few days and so I thought I had recovered and did not seek any treatment after that. I was so wrong. During one night in mid 2008. I experienced a pulling sensation on my left side of my butt and it spread down to my calf. Ever since then, this sensation kept coming back.


I'm not able to sprint, run and even jump at this present moment. I will feel pain whenever there is impact on my heels.


Now I'm under going some physiotherapy and scans at AH. I need to attend all these treatment for my injury to recover. Some of these is quite painful.


Did some X-Ray on my lower back, hip & butt. It shows that my bones are fine. No cracks founds.

Pain level:Nil


They use electron static current to test my nerves. Mainly on all the major nerves & veins on my left leg. How it feels? Just get yourself electrocuted. After this, muscles. Uses needle to inject into the affected areas and test using some radio waves.

Pain level: **** (try getting electrocuted & poke by needles)



It is to scan on body parts that X-Ray & Nerve Conduction Test can't do. Soft bones, joints etc. When I was sent into this machine, looking at the size of the entrance, you should know how cramp it was for me to go in. I had to stay in there and to keep still for at least 30 mins in order for the scan to complete. When this machine scanned, it was damn loud and noisy. I was given earplugs and a headphone to listen to radio. I fell asleep during the scan.

Pain level:Nil


Shortwave Therapy



Uses a machine to heat the effected muscles and ease the tension of that area. They therapist gives me a bell in case it overheats and burn my ass. Feels good after the session.

Pain level: ** (It's hot to the treatment but the after effect is shiok)



Traction Therapy


Uses this machine to stretch my upper and lower body to ease the backache with 2 pieces of body wrap. They set the pulling force around 30% of my body weight. The machine will pull my lower body and straighten my back. The therapy takes about 30 mins. Need to wear belt or else pants will drop.

Pain level: * (Hard to breathe when the machine pulls my body)



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