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re: L5-S1 herniated disk
Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:21 pm to Tyga Woods
Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:21 pm to Tyga Woods
quote:
The only true cure is surgery.
Not necessarily. Aggressive PT can help in some cases. A fusion is a brutal surgery so I would exhaust all other options if it were me.
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:30 pm to birdieman
Try pain management
Injections sometime help a good bit
Injections sometime help a good bit
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:39 pm to ZULU
I have stenosis and degenerative disc disease. Live with pain everyday. Fortunately for me, I don't have any sciatic pain. I will not consider surgery unless it gets to the point where I can't walk.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:49 pm to AgCoug
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At this point the surgery is routine
There are no routine surgeries of any kind, you can die from a multitude of complications, and with any spinal surgery come out worse than you went in. Everything that is listed on the consent form has happened to someone, and occurs more often than you would think.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 10:54 pm to birdieman
I've had 3 surgeries and am now fused L3-S1. Microdiskectomy is the likely first surgical step if infections aren't working. Be very very careful after that surgery as literally one slip in those first few months can send you down the road I went on. Single level fusion failed due to a poor OR decision by my surgeon. (Disabled at 27 because of it.) When it comes to disks and your back I've come to the belief that neuro >>> ortho.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:13 pm to AlextheBodacious
Before I realized this was a bump I thought we had LucasP back. What a tease
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:19 pm to birdieman
I will give you this mega advice from experience. Find the best, the most reputable neurosurgeon(Do not use an Ortho!). Follow his/her advice to the letter. If the neuro recommends surgery get a second opinion. Surgery may be in your future but, do everything sensible to avoid it. Once you have surgery, even if it is the absolute best course of action, you will never, ever be the same.
Good luck.
Good luck.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:24 pm to MSUDawg98
quote:
if infections aren't working
If your Doc is treating you with "infections", you are doing it wrong
Posted on 8/11/22 at 1:17 am to birdieman
L4-l5 herniated & pinching the nerves coming out of the spinal cord - inoperable -
Posted on 8/11/22 at 5:47 am to RLDSC FAN
Same here, plus a few disc ruptures along the way.
Pilates is a great therapy to reduce pain and increase function.
Pilates is a great therapy to reduce pain and increase function.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 5:53 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Who's your lawyer? (actually, if I know this I can probably answer the first question)
You think lawyers are falsifying MRI reports?
Posted on 8/11/22 at 7:56 pm to Proximo
Dude probably died of gabapentin overdose.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:03 pm to birdieman
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Just got MRI back on a problem I have had since March.
Gordon finna eat.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:17 pm to Antonio Moss
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Aggressive PT can help in some cases
Does the PT actually help, or is it the fact that people with back pain improve spontaneously over the course of months post-injury, and it is attributed to the PT. Not saying that PT should not be the first line treatment, just curious if there are any randomly controlled trials showing PT (McKenzie exercises, core strengthening/stabilization) vs. “sham” PT.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:43 pm to Ric Flair
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Does the PT actually help, or is it the fact that people with back pain improve spontaneously over the course of months post-injury, and it is attributed to the PT.
There actually was a study that showed most back pain will resolve given enough time,
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:52 pm to Proximo
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You think lawyers are falsifying MRI reports?
There are lawyers who refer their clients to certain imaging centers who will put certain language into their reports.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:59 pm to Dam Guide
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Really worked on strengthening the back muscles without putting pressure on the disc.
What exercises are you doing?
FYI, OP hasn’t posted in 3 years so I don’t think we’re getting an update on his status.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:06 pm to Monahans
Had microdisectomy in 2018.
L4-L5 after mind numbing pain for a couple months.
Pt, drugs, epidural made zero difference.
Couldn't sit, stand, or lay down without intense, constant pain.
Would be nodding out falling asleep but pain would keep me awake.
Basically tried all other options and surgery was only one left.
I'm probably 90% most of the time with IB, some numbness in my foot/lower leg and light pain sometimes.
I'm careful with what I lift, etc.
Absolutely, positively full of gratitude for that surgeon.
L4-L5 after mind numbing pain for a couple months.
Pt, drugs, epidural made zero difference.
Couldn't sit, stand, or lay down without intense, constant pain.
Would be nodding out falling asleep but pain would keep me awake.
Basically tried all other options and surgery was only one left.
I'm probably 90% most of the time with IB, some numbness in my foot/lower leg and light pain sometimes.
I'm careful with what I lift, etc.
Absolutely, positively full of gratitude for that surgeon.
Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:16 pm to birdieman
Not a doctor but I stayed at nice hotel last night. Your disc herniation is almost certainly causing a nerve impingement which is causing your spasms, radiating electrical shock like stuff down your leg etc. The disc is like a jelly donut between the bones that acts like a cushion. As we age they dry out, which is why we shrink as we age. You have a few options before you look at surgical fusion from massage therapy, accu-puncture, PT, muscle relaxers, etc etc. Try them all and hopefully one will work
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