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Plain answers to the questions Illinois patients bring to a first pain appointment, written by the practice across the river that will actually see you.
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Blood tests for inflammation tell you the fire is burning. The right panel tells you what is feeding it.
Blood tests for inflammation ยท Metro East Blood tests for inflammation tell you the fire is burning. The right panel tells you what is feeding it. The standard…
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The steroid we inject will raise your blood sugar for days. We would rather know your number before that, not after.
BLOOD SUGAR AND PAIN The steroid we inject will raise your blood sugar for days. We want your number before that, not after. A steroid injection pushes glucose…
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A diagnostic block is a question. The answer gets written by you, in a diary, in the six hours after you leave.
DIAGNOSTIC BLOCKS A diagnostic block is a question. The answer gets written by you, in a diary, in the six hours after you leave. A nerve block with…
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Forty minutes over the river is a long way to drive for an appointment that only repeats your story. Here is what the first one does instead.
FIRST VISIT Forty minutes over the river is a long way to drive for an appointment that only repeats your story. Here is what your first pain clinic…
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No sedation means most people drive themselves home. A numb leg on the bridge is the exception, and you will know about it before you leave the building.
AFTER THE PROCEDURE No sedation means most people drive themselves home after a spine injection. A numb leg on the bridge is the exception, and you will know…