Accident Caused Back Pain Had Epidural With Nerve Block Posted: 06-06-07 08:48am
I went for x-rays and the like . Have
severe spasms in the left leg and back
pain in lower back. I have a physical job
and am having a difficult time. I was
told I have a sciatic nerve problem and
herniated disc. I had the most
excruciating thing done yesterday. It was
called a epidural nerve block. Horrible
!!!! What next? I am stilll in pain. Any
suggestions??
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lonestarguy
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Posted: 06-24-07 11:50am
opal faye....I am also from Indiana and
have had several nerve blocks done and
none worked. I have also had facet nerve
blocks and steroid injections between
discs and nothing has worked so far.
I have been diagnosed with degenerative
disc disease and just stopped taking
heavyweight pain meds (norco, morphine,
oxycontin) because they were causing
depression.
Now that I have kicked the meds, I am
trying acupuncture and massage. Spinal
fusion surgery was not practical for me so
I have to manage my pain. For your bulging
disc, I think they can help you but I am
not sure about sciatica.
Anyway, if you want to etalk just reply.
Good luck!
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Just a lil Krazy
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Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Upstate, NY
Posted: 06-24-07 15:35pm
I have deg disc disease myself...
Had one epidural done, they went to do the
branch blocks and another epidural...
They arent fun, and the first one didnt
work, I dont think the next ones will
either and therefore dont really wanna get
them done but my next option is surgery
which I dont want neither. I just want the
pain to go away...
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lonestarguy
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Posted: 06-24-07 17:20pm
JALK....Sorry to hear about your ddd and
the failure of the epidurals to work. I am
one person who knows what you are going
through.
I have heard about spinal stretching,
which increases space between your discs
and eases the pressure on the nerves. I
have not tried it yet but thought I would
give you a headsup.
I also took a discogram last year to see
which of my discs were involved so that I
could undergo spinal fusion surgery.
Unfortunately, the discogram showed that
the discs involved were in this order
(bad-good-bad) and the surgeon told me
that the fusion wouldn't hold three discs
in place.
By the way, the discogram was the most
painful procedure I have ever had and that
includes being shot during war, four major
operations, kidney stones and various
broken bones.
So, I am now practicing pain management
and trying different approaches. I just
hope I don't have to go back on pain meds.
Good luck, I hope you find some relief
and, if you want to email me with
questions, I will send you my email
address.
