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Herniated or bulging disc
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 9/16/26 at 4:42 pm
So 67 y/o 5’8 and 180 lbs. Decent muscle tone. Country man who manages 20+ acres . I do it all myself. Hunt and fish. No help. Been Dealing with a slipped /herniated disc or two in lower lumbar area for 3-4 yrs and pain and stiffness every morning but can walk 3-4 miles a day 5 days a week. I can jog a quarter mile 4 times in a 4mikw walk. Occasional flare up with all day fishing or lifting something like a battery or 5 gallons of gas or a cut log. That will put me in chair or bed for a week with iburprophen and rest and heat. But I’m not supposed to take NAISD due to blood pressure meds. What is the best way to end this crap so I can do what needs to be done w/o hiring help?
Posted on 9/16/26 at 7:38 pm to Royalfishing
Epidural Steroid Injections is the only thing that helped mine.
Posted on 9/16/26 at 8:59 pm to Royalfishing
I think a doctor is your best bet. I have an extruding disc at my L4 and a herniated disc at my L5. I was offered surgery but declined. In the past year, I’ve had zero pain, but I’m prepared to get the surgery down the road if it ever gets bad.
The first few weeks of my injury, I could barely bend over to put on my socks without my sciatic nerve shooting pain down to my ankle.
The first few weeks of my injury, I could barely bend over to put on my socks without my sciatic nerve shooting pain down to my ankle.
Posted on 9/16/26 at 9:44 pm to The Dudes Rug
Get an MRI. See a surgeon.
Posted on 9/16/26 at 10:18 pm to Royalfishing
You need an MRI. You can take Tylenol on blood thinners, but you have to be very aggressive about managing your health. Many, many, many doctors are into managing decline, not restoring you to what you want to do.
I'm guessing you're kind of in the sticks, you need to find a therapist under the age of 50. Otherwise you will likely get unhelpful advice.
I don't want to dumb it down, but flexibility, stretching, and being very, very clear about how you pick shite up should fix it. There is no, I got this, there is "I plant my feet here, pull the bag straight up and drop it this way,"
Then you are fine.
I'm guessing you're kind of in the sticks, you need to find a therapist under the age of 50. Otherwise you will likely get unhelpful advice.
I don't want to dumb it down, but flexibility, stretching, and being very, very clear about how you pick shite up should fix it. There is no, I got this, there is "I plant my feet here, pull the bag straight up and drop it this way,"
Then you are fine.
Posted on 9/17/26 at 11:12 am to Royalfishing
I've dealt with two. One in my neck, and one in my thoracic spine. PT can work wonders if you're otherwise in good shape. Go see a doc and get an MRI like others have said. The physical therapy will likely be targeted at increasing muscle strength in the areas that support your spine as well as mobility. With it being lumbar they will also want to check your hips as well, since a little tightness there on either side will make your body compensate, and that can lead to problems further up in the body. It will be a slow process if you don't need surgery, but you will start to see improvements at first and then gradually get back to a more normal state.
My neck disc didn't bother me too much as far as pain. Oddly enough I noticed tingling and numbness in my fingertips when I was loading or unloading the dishwasher. The PT guy asked me to demonstrate, and he said every time I bent at the waist, I would tilt my head back and pinch those nerves, which lead to the tingling.
The one in my t-spine was causing bad sleep and pain a few days a week. It would be fine for a while, and all of a sudden I would wake up feeling like I needed to pop my back but nothing would release the tension. Massage guns, a TENS unit, icing and stretching were all good for it though. I fell asleep with the TENS unit going most nights. I'd wake up during the night and feel something still stuck to me and realized that it finally relaxed the muscles enough for me to drift off.
My neck disc didn't bother me too much as far as pain. Oddly enough I noticed tingling and numbness in my fingertips when I was loading or unloading the dishwasher. The PT guy asked me to demonstrate, and he said every time I bent at the waist, I would tilt my head back and pinch those nerves, which lead to the tingling.
The one in my t-spine was causing bad sleep and pain a few days a week. It would be fine for a while, and all of a sudden I would wake up feeling like I needed to pop my back but nothing would release the tension. Massage guns, a TENS unit, icing and stretching were all good for it though. I fell asleep with the TENS unit going most nights. I'd wake up during the night and feel something still stuck to me and realized that it finally relaxed the muscles enough for me to drift off.
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