Help Me End 4 Years of Pain!
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I always thought that if I were to create a GoFundMe account that it would be to support somebody else. Nowhere in my imagination did I envision myself creating an account due to my own severe health crisis, but here I am.
My name is Megan McGorry. Prior to May of 2012, I was a healthy, athletic, and vibrant 23 year-year-old with my whole life ahead of me.
If you know me well, you know that I have experienced debilitating chronic pain for the past 4 years. I am now 27 years old. This stemmed from a violent car crash followed by a fall. In May of 2012, I was rearended in my tiny Honda Civic and crushed between two SUV's. Two months later, clumsy me, fell backwards off of a 3 foot ledge and landed very hard on my low back and tailbone. Since I already was dealing with injuries from my car crash, it was a "perfect storm." My sacrum was severly injured, and my tailbone became broken/dislocated.
Unfortunately, at the time, I underestimated my injuries from the fall. I had been a Division I swimmer and althete my entire life. I am a pretty stoic, tough person when it comes to pain.
The next day after the fall, my back and bottom were extremely sore, but I wasn't worried. I thought time would heal everything. However, later that day, I started experiencing some strange symptoms. I had burning pain that radiated through my pelvis, and I was experiencing a constant urge to urinate (fun, I know)! I went to my gynecologist. She ran tests for everything under the sun: UTI, yeast infection, STD's. Everything was NEGATIVE. I told her about my fall, but she didn't see a connection, and neither did I. Why would a fall cause burning pelvic pain?
This began a 4 year saga of confusion, frustration, anger, and hopelessness. I saw dozens of gynecologists, urologists, neurologists, general practioners, physical therapists, and every type of alternative doctor (accpunturists, Chinese Medicine doctors, therapists) you can think of. I was poked, prodded, and tested over and over again. Nobody could find a reason for my extreme burning pain. Nobody took X-rays or thought it could be nerve pain radiating from my low back and tailbone.
I was misdiagnosed again and again. I was misdiagnosed with Lyme disease, and I spent a year taking medication as well as herbals to cure me. My pain stayed the same.
I was misdiagnosed with interstitial cystitis and vulvodynaia which are terms that mean pain in your bladder and burning pain in your pelvic region. Doctors say there is no cause and no cure for either.
I was scoffed at, and told that my pain is pyschological, and that there is nothing wrong with me.
I flew to Colorado for two months and was injected with ozone into my bladder to restore my bladder because I was told I had interstitial cystitis. Around $8,000 later, and two months away from my family, my pain remained the same. I had nothing to show for my efforts.
Finally, my brilliant mom found some information online about trapped nerves in your pelvis from accidents or trauma. We found dozens of scientific/academic articles which stated that trapped nerves in your low back region can cause burning pelvic pain. I read about people on online forums who had experienced relief after seeing chiropractors.
I found a couple chiropractors who treated me and weren't very good. One chiropractor told me, "You are not praying hard enough, and you need to find God." That's why I was sick? Can you believe that?!
I went to a new gynecologist who did an ultrasound and found I had a massive 9cm by 12 cm by 15 cm ovarian cyst in my left ovary. I had surgery, and my suregon insisted that the cyst was pressing on my nerves and was the reason for my pain.
2 months post-op. More pain from surgery, but my previous pain was also still there.
Finally, I found a good chiropractor and massage therapist. My massgae therpaist felt a lot of scar tissue and tension on my low back. She informed me that my tailbone was severly bent forward.
My chiropractor took new X-rays. Nobody, out of the 50+ medical professionals (from world-renowned hospitals might I add) that I had seen over a 4 year period had thought to X-ray my coccyx (tailbone). The X-ray showed that my tailbone was severly broken/dislocated.
FOR FOUR YEARS I HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND WITH A BROKEN/DISLOCATED BONE! THAT IS IT! AMEN.
Now, how do I fix it?
In my circumstance, because of the nature of my break/dislocation it is impossible for the tailbone to heal on it's own. Sometimes people's tailbones are angled differently when they break, and it just heals. I wasn't one of the lucky ones. You can also get surgery, but the results aren't usually very good. Also, the coccyx is extremely important because it helps to support your pelvic floor muscles. Removing your tailbone can end up doing more harm than good.
INTERESTING FACT: My latest medical doctor, an osteopath, believes my giant ovarian cyst formed because of hindered nerve function and lack of blood flow to my ovary as a result of my broken tailbone. IT IS ALL JUST THE TAILBONE. VALIDATED!
For the past 3 months, I have been treated by 2 new doctors locally who have some experience with resetting tailbones. It has been extremely painful, and I have only experienced slight relief. I am still in so much pain. I am nervous working with people who aren't experts in this field. After everything I have been through, I only want to see the best doctor I can find.
The only expert I have exncountered that has massive success fixing people's coccyx problems is Dr. Michael Durtnall in London, England. You can read his powerful testimonials on Sayer Clinic's website.
After turning 26 years old, I had to go on State insurance because I have been in so much pain that I cannot hold a full time job. I am lucky that my surgery was covered, but a majority of my medical expenses have been out-of-pocket. My family and I have exhausted our savings and are knee deep in credit card debt and medical bills from this 4-year-ordeal. I never sued for the car accident because I didn't see a correlation to my pelvic pain at the time.
I really believe that this doctor in London can help me. It is awkward asking for financial help, but I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't believe in my heart and soul that going to London is the right thing for me.
I don't want anyone to break the bank! Small donations go a long way. If you aren't in a great financial situtation, and can't afford to donate, keeping me in your thoughts and prayers means a lot!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! ONCE I AM 100% WELL, I INTEND TO PAY IT FORWARD BIG TIME. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
NEED A HAIR CUT? CHECK THIS OUT:
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MY DETAILED YOUTUBE VIDEO, "MISDIAGNOSED OVER & OVER: MY HEALTH HORROR STORY!"
I always thought that if I were to create a GoFundMe account that it would be to support somebody else. Nowhere in my imagination did I envision myself creating an account due to my own severe health crisis, but here I am.
My name is Megan McGorry. Prior to May of 2012, I was a healthy, athletic, and vibrant 23 year-year-old with my whole life ahead of me.
If you know me well, you know that I have experienced debilitating chronic pain for the past 4 years. I am now 27 years old. This stemmed from a violent car crash followed by a fall. In May of 2012, I was rearended in my tiny Honda Civic and crushed between two SUV's. Two months later, clumsy me, fell backwards off of a 3 foot ledge and landed very hard on my low back and tailbone. Since I already was dealing with injuries from my car crash, it was a "perfect storm." My sacrum was severly injured, and my tailbone became broken/dislocated.
Unfortunately, at the time, I underestimated my injuries from the fall. I had been a Division I swimmer and althete my entire life. I am a pretty stoic, tough person when it comes to pain.
The next day after the fall, my back and bottom were extremely sore, but I wasn't worried. I thought time would heal everything. However, later that day, I started experiencing some strange symptoms. I had burning pain that radiated through my pelvis, and I was experiencing a constant urge to urinate (fun, I know)! I went to my gynecologist. She ran tests for everything under the sun: UTI, yeast infection, STD's. Everything was NEGATIVE. I told her about my fall, but she didn't see a connection, and neither did I. Why would a fall cause burning pelvic pain?
This began a 4 year saga of confusion, frustration, anger, and hopelessness. I saw dozens of gynecologists, urologists, neurologists, general practioners, physical therapists, and every type of alternative doctor (accpunturists, Chinese Medicine doctors, therapists) you can think of. I was poked, prodded, and tested over and over again. Nobody could find a reason for my extreme burning pain. Nobody took X-rays or thought it could be nerve pain radiating from my low back and tailbone.
I was misdiagnosed again and again. I was misdiagnosed with Lyme disease, and I spent a year taking medication as well as herbals to cure me. My pain stayed the same.
I was misdiagnosed with interstitial cystitis and vulvodynaia which are terms that mean pain in your bladder and burning pain in your pelvic region. Doctors say there is no cause and no cure for either.
I was scoffed at, and told that my pain is pyschological, and that there is nothing wrong with me.
I flew to Colorado for two months and was injected with ozone into my bladder to restore my bladder because I was told I had interstitial cystitis. Around $8,000 later, and two months away from my family, my pain remained the same. I had nothing to show for my efforts.
Finally, my brilliant mom found some information online about trapped nerves in your pelvis from accidents or trauma. We found dozens of scientific/academic articles which stated that trapped nerves in your low back region can cause burning pelvic pain. I read about people on online forums who had experienced relief after seeing chiropractors.
I found a couple chiropractors who treated me and weren't very good. One chiropractor told me, "You are not praying hard enough, and you need to find God." That's why I was sick? Can you believe that?!
I went to a new gynecologist who did an ultrasound and found I had a massive 9cm by 12 cm by 15 cm ovarian cyst in my left ovary. I had surgery, and my suregon insisted that the cyst was pressing on my nerves and was the reason for my pain.
2 months post-op. More pain from surgery, but my previous pain was also still there.
Finally, I found a good chiropractor and massage therapist. My massgae therpaist felt a lot of scar tissue and tension on my low back. She informed me that my tailbone was severly bent forward.
My chiropractor took new X-rays. Nobody, out of the 50+ medical professionals (from world-renowned hospitals might I add) that I had seen over a 4 year period had thought to X-ray my coccyx (tailbone). The X-ray showed that my tailbone was severly broken/dislocated.
FOR FOUR YEARS I HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND WITH A BROKEN/DISLOCATED BONE! THAT IS IT! AMEN.
Now, how do I fix it?
In my circumstance, because of the nature of my break/dislocation it is impossible for the tailbone to heal on it's own. Sometimes people's tailbones are angled differently when they break, and it just heals. I wasn't one of the lucky ones. You can also get surgery, but the results aren't usually very good. Also, the coccyx is extremely important because it helps to support your pelvic floor muscles. Removing your tailbone can end up doing more harm than good.
INTERESTING FACT: My latest medical doctor, an osteopath, believes my giant ovarian cyst formed because of hindered nerve function and lack of blood flow to my ovary as a result of my broken tailbone. IT IS ALL JUST THE TAILBONE. VALIDATED!
For the past 3 months, I have been treated by 2 new doctors locally who have some experience with resetting tailbones. It has been extremely painful, and I have only experienced slight relief. I am still in so much pain. I am nervous working with people who aren't experts in this field. After everything I have been through, I only want to see the best doctor I can find.
The only expert I have exncountered that has massive success fixing people's coccyx problems is Dr. Michael Durtnall in London, England. You can read his powerful testimonials on Sayer Clinic's website.
After turning 26 years old, I had to go on State insurance because I have been in so much pain that I cannot hold a full time job. I am lucky that my surgery was covered, but a majority of my medical expenses have been out-of-pocket. My family and I have exhausted our savings and are knee deep in credit card debt and medical bills from this 4-year-ordeal. I never sued for the car accident because I didn't see a correlation to my pelvic pain at the time.
I really believe that this doctor in London can help me. It is awkward asking for financial help, but I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't believe in my heart and soul that going to London is the right thing for me.
I don't want anyone to break the bank! Small donations go a long way. If you aren't in a great financial situtation, and can't afford to donate, keeping me in your thoughts and prayers means a lot!
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! ONCE I AM 100% WELL, I INTEND TO PAY IT FORWARD BIG TIME. I LOVE YOU GUYS!
NEED A HAIR CUT? CHECK THIS OUT:
.................................................................................................................
MY DETAILED YOUTUBE VIDEO, "MISDIAGNOSED OVER & OVER: MY HEALTH HORROR STORY!"
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