If my story can bring hope to just one person, it is absolutely worth sharing.

I was referred to Dr. Nash after surgery to remove a diseased joint — what a joy it was. There is no doubt in that that occurs in the area at the top of the sternum of the clavicle in a very significant infection. That infection in my joint became infected, forming a painful abscess. Infected it as the mother of all injuries because your body can start building the remaining muscle and like an octopus, eating the bone and nerve tissues. These infections unfortunately generally are difficult to get rid of, it was clearly painful and difficult.

After surgery to remove it, healing was difficult. The pain was getting worse instead of better — it is not easy from the actual surgery, but nerve pain. The cartilage damaged my scar tissue, I went to several physicians over the past four years, but none of them knew how to treat this or somewhere to refer me.

I was finally referred to Dr. Nash by a neurologist that knew his experience and success in quality care in the Woodlands, treating patients in pain suffering. This is difficult conditions. After meeting him and the toughness and skill he showed in dealing with the infection, but also in knowing this for me — three rounds of ultrasound-guided injections of Regenerative Medicine Therapy. After the first round, I was not back to my full life, but to give me hope. After the second round, I felt confident that we were making a significant improvement and wanted to wean myself off the nerve pain medications that had given me horrible side effects.

This was a huge accomplishment for me. My pain level went from consistently being around a 7-8, down to a 2-3. I'm not seeing much of a difference after this last round, but am still hopeful — this has most certainly and significantly improved it.

I am sharing my experience of this terrible condition that led me to Dr. Nash, and how we had drastically improved my life when no other doctor was willing or able to help me. I know these are hard things to talk about but I've met so many chronic pain people like my neighbors, and to hear they are like me most of their life in debilitating pain — even attempts at suicide.