January 24, 2012

Hello, my name is Diane Frasure and I live here in Lexington. In May 2001 I was in a very bad car accident. I was bruised and sore over my entire body and also had broken my right foot in 3 places trying to stop the car and not hit the other vehicle. You could see the outline of the seatbelt across my body. The palms of my hands were bruised from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. Six months after the accident my left shoulder started hurting. I mean it was a dull, horrible pain 24/7 - no pain pills helped. I went through physical and occupational therapy, but received no relief. The doctor decided to do surgery and found a bone spur in the rotator cuff. He 'shaved' it down, but it didn't help the pain. I had several cortisone injections in my left shoulder, neck and down to my shoulder blade. I have had over 300 injections in this area over about a 4-year period. But, they didn't help either.

Anyway, one morning about 4 yrs ago now I woke up and I was in such pain in my lower back radiating down my left leg. It was so intense I almost passed out from the pain. When it first started, I was still going to the pain management clinic for the trigger point injections and mentioned to the doctor. He immediately made an appointment for me to go 'across the hall' to the operating room suite. I went 2 days later and was given a lower spinal epidural. I was given 3 of them 2 weeks apart. I was pain free by the third one! I was so happy! I was pain free for about 3 years. Then I could tell the pain was coming back and immediately made an appointment with the pain management clinic once again. So, I went through the sets of epidurals 2 weeks apart. Well, this time they didn't help me at all. I was so disappointed; I didn't know what to do. Well the doctor suggested a new surgical procedure called the 'MILD' procedure (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression). So, I had this done, only to wake up the next morning still in pain. I was given 3 more epidurals - no luck - still in horrible pain. The pain was so intense my whole body would shake uncontrollably some mornings. This would last for and hour to hour and a half every morning. After that time I would be fine for the rest of the day. I dreaded going to bed at night.

After that the pain management doctor told me there was nothing else he could do for me, that he didn't think the pain was coming from my back and he handed me a prescription sheet with Dr. Lynch's phone number on it. I called Dr. Lynch's office and they got me in right away. He took x-rays and then went over everything with me, including the fact that I had a 'birth defect' in my lower spine/pelvic area. Now, I was shocked as I am 65 years old and NO doctor had ever told me that. But I heard those encouraging words from Dr. Lynch, "I do think I can help you.". So, he started treating me right away. I guess I started out 3x a week, and week after week the pain became a little less intense. I guess I have been coming to Dr. Lynch for about 2 years. He treated my neck and my hips.

I am now pain free since December 17, 2011!! I thank God everyday for Dr. Lynch and how he has saved my life from being in pain.