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Rupture Disc On the L5 Posted: 07-24-07 08:11am
my husband as severe back pain that has
being going on since August of last year.
He has tried steroids, injections, pain
killers nothing is helping. He has seen
three surgeons who states that his pain
may be related to arthiritis so surgery
will not do him any good. I thought the
disc could be taken out and replacement.
Is this something he is going to have to
live with the rest of his life. He is on
workmans comp because he got hurt on the
job.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-24-07 13:43pm
Hello. Disc replacement is fairly new,
and not all surgeons provide this method
of treatment. Also, depending on exactly
what is going on in the physiology of his
injury, it may not be helpful or possible.
I am sorry about his situation. that is
frustrating. Can he see a pain management
specialist perhaps?
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backpain_nc
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Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Burlington, NC USA
What Options Do I Have? Posted: 07-31-07 12:38pm
Hello,
I am a 32 year old woman suffering
endlessly with back pain. I was told that
I have a herniated disc L4 L5 area. I have
taken a number of different pain relievers
and anti-inflams. Nothing has seemed to
help. I have had back pain in the past,
but it has always gone away with a little
bed rest. When I had the pain before it
would run down my left leg and cause me to
not be able to walk. Now, the pain is on
both sides and as of last night has made
it's way down to my right foot and toes.
The pain in my toes was/is scarey it
actually felt like my toes were on fire.
The pain in my back is constant dull pain
that can at times become sharp. My doctor
sent me to have steroid injections which
were not friendly at all. I was hoping
that it would help but that was in January
and I still hurt. I have also had physical
therapy that did nothing for me either.
What other options do I have? Am I going
to feel this pain forever? If anyone can
help I would really be thankful.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-31-07 12:54pm
The pain in your legs and feet could be
aided by one of the new Neuropathic pain
medicatiosn such as Lyrica, Neurontin, or
MetanX. You seem to have tried many
conservative methods. Perhaps it is tiem
to seek the opinion of a good surgeon.
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backpain_nc
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Thanks Posted: 07-31-07 12:56pm
Yeah that's what I was afraid of. Do they
have proceedures now that aren't so
invasive?
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-31-07 13:07pm
Well, they have a minimally invasive
procedure, but the actual thing being done
to your back is the same. the only thing
different is the incision size. You might
ask about one of the drugs I mentioned.
They can be really helpful. Good luck!
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backpain_nc
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Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Burlington, NC USA
Posted: 07-31-07 14:52pm
I'm sorry I have one last question. I have
also noticed that my spine feels like it
is pressing thru to the surface of my
skin. I don't mean like normal. It feels
like extreme pressure pushing out of my
skin is this normal? also each time I sit
down my tail bone hurts really bad and
actually makes me scream. Could this all
be from inflamation?
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joebob
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Joined: 10 Aug 2007 Posts: 23 Location: Springfield, PA USA
Relief Posted: 08-10-07 18:30pm
Anyone with back pain that is looking for
a real chance to live a
normal life again should check out the
Bonati institute.
They have a great web site to learn from.
I was dealing with back
and leg pain for over 2 years with no
options and had surgery there
and I am now 90% painfree and getting
better every day.
Joe
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RichT
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Posted: 08-10-07 19:48pm
Hello Sillyakchick,
You mentioned about pain medications to
reduce back pain. Yes, they can help. My
experience with Hydrocodone was that it
did help reduce the pain, however, I found
I was sleeping most of the day away in my
recliner. Didn't take long and I decided
that was not a good solution for me. I
then started to slowly reduce the number
of pills I was taking each day. Oh BOY,
then I found out about "withdrawl"
symptoms. That was not fun.
I would only caution that one needs to
understand the down side of taking pain
medications. Each person I know will
respond differently, just be careful.
