can a spinal block cause a Degenerated disk? Posted: 07-26-08 12:47pm
I'm 24 yrs old and had a baby via
c-section a little over one year ago. I
have never had back problems before giving
birth. Several months ago I started
getting really bad back aches. After
several doctors visits and several exams
the doctors told me I have degenerating
discs between L2 and L3. Do you think the
spinal block administered to me could have
been what lead to my discs degenerating? I
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RichT
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Posted: 07-26-08 13:39pm
Hello Rismith,
Congratulations on your baby. It is a
wonderful thing to watch a small child
learn to sit, crawl and then walk. And
then those first communicating words.
Rismith, welcome to this forum.
I am not a doctor, just a spiney like most
of us here.
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) first is
not a disease. It is a normal process of
aging. Some factors can aggrevate the
situation. During this past year you have
carried your baby a great deal I'm sure.
That may have aggravated the condition to
the point where you had/have lower back
pain.
Though I am in no position to answer your
question, I would doubt that the spinal
block had anything to do with your DDD.
Please do ask your doctors this question
for their medical opinion.
Perhaps some of the ladies on this forum
can share their experiences with you. I
was diagnosed with DDD when I was about
35-40. I'm now 72 and still working in my
gardens.
To learn more, may I suggest that you go
to Google and type in "degenerative disc
disease".
