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re: L5-S1 herniated disk
Posted on 10/3/17 at 10:33 am to Geaux2Hell
Posted on 10/3/17 at 10:33 am to Geaux2Hell
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Sucks you aren't getting any benefit from PT. Truth be told you are probably at a clinic that has no clue how to treat spines. Unfortunately PT clinics are way too focused on $ and numbers and less on high quality care and outcomes but this isn't the place for my rant on that. If you can find an MDT certified PT and they cannot get the symptoms out of your leg then I'd look in to pain management options unless you begin to develop painless weakness in your leg. Just my 2 cents.
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Posted on 10/3/17 at 11:15 am to birdieman
Plan this shite around your insurance, if you can make it till January do everything in 2018 so you don't have two deductibles/Co Pays. 2017/2018
I met my max out-of-pocket with an MRI ($1,300)/Epidural Shot ($1,500) this years so I'm trying to get another one this month.
I met my max out-of-pocket with an MRI ($1,300)/Epidural Shot ($1,500) this years so I'm trying to get another one this month.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:02 pm to SamuelClemens
It is ruptured...
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:06 pm to The Torch
I've already had one surgery for an incisional hernia this year so my deductible is met. My physiatrist got me in to see a surgeon tomorrow and I am having epidural injection tomorrow afternoon. If it doesn't help I am going to get the surgery asap.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 12:17 pm to birdieman
I just found out via MRI I have a L4/L5 protrusion that is pushing on a nerve. I also have a L5/S1 extrusion.
Sciatica pain at first with numb foot. Now more pain in my middle lower back, less sciatica, though I still have some numbness and tingling in my foot.
Sciatica pain at first with numb foot. Now more pain in my middle lower back, less sciatica, though I still have some numbness and tingling in my foot.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 1:00 pm to mgdtiger
Good luck. Don't let them duck around. My shite started in March and literally nothing was done diagnostic wise until I raised hell last week. Then boom, mri next day.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 1:00 pm to mgdtiger
Good luck. Don't let them duck around. My shite started in March and literally nothing was done diagnostic wise until I raised hell last week. Then boom, mri next day.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 2:07 pm to birdieman
The injections usually help, I had one that calmed my down for 3 years. The last one lasted 9 months.
Posted on 10/3/17 at 2:20 pm to The Torch
I had to negotiate for the injection, he wanted me to go strait to surgeon. He didn't seem optimistic it would help much. I had to agree to see surgeon as well tomorrow in case it doesn't help just to get process moving. Specifically ruled out therapy for it, which I found troubling from a physiatrist.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 12:03 pm to birdieman
Surgeon recommended microdisectomy, scheduled next month. Having epidural steroidv injection today to hopefully reduce the pain. Thanks for everyone's replys.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 12:26 pm to birdieman
Pray all goes well for you. Give us an update sometime.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 1:19 pm to AlwysATgr
I had a micro discectomy on L5/S1 in December 2016 and it did not work. I'm not in pain, but I still have numbness/weakness in left calf muscle and left foot.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 1:24 pm to eboulsu
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I'm not in pain, but I still have numbness/weakness in left calf muscle and left foot.
Is the nerve still compressed? I had weakness and occasional twinges in my calf/sciatic nerve for a few years after mine since I put off surgery so long and the nerve was damaged by being compressed so long. My calf was smaller than my healthy calf for several years too. That eventually got better. I can recall having some pain about 6-8 months after surgery. Had another MRI done and it all looked ok. Doc told me to stop being a pussy.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 3:25 pm to birdieman
Best of luck. Get another opinion or two and stay the hell away from opiods. Don't know if you're carrying around a little extra weight or not, but if so, losing some will help.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 5:09 pm to birdieman
It sounds like fibromyalgia, have you tried pills?
Posted on 10/4/17 at 7:07 pm to el Gaucho
Got some from your wife, thanks for asking.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:52 pm to birdieman
How did you get injured so badly?
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:56 pm to birdieman
Google stem-cell research in your area. A golf buddy had this done on two herniated discs and he claims to be 100%. Confirmed by x-rays. He was in Kennesaw, GA. I don’t know what’s available where you live. Insurance did not cover it and the cost was $5000 for one injection and $3000 more if a second one was required. But it wasn’t.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:06 pm to birdieman
Ive tried everything, as I have the same condition. Finally I found some wonderful relief in a chiropractor. Damn, almost instant relief in the sciatic nerve. Chiro can get that thing off that nerve very quickly. If you are in the metroplex you need to go to Align Chiropractic in Burleson. Doc will fix you up quick
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:12 pm to Jim Smith
I was standing at a college baseball doubleheader in March in Pennsylvania. 40 degrees, hips got very tight, thought it was just the cold. Other than that I had no symptoms prior.
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