I've got a mild-moderate hemmoraged disc
(L4-L5) that I've been battling with for
nearly 2 years. It will get better after a
couple of months of meds and PT. However,
it will hit me from out of nowhere and
send me to the ER in 4-5 months after
recovery.
Unfortunatly I was originaly diagnosed
with muscle spasms and it wasn't until
this last episode that the Dr. in the ER
said I should see a specialist. I took his
advice and saw a neurologists and had an
MRI. The MRI showed the hemmoraged disk
and I was told the old fashion fusion was
my option. I of course got a second
opinion.
Second neurologists originaly said I
didn't need surgury at my age and health
(32 in decent shape). After I explained to
him that it kept comming back which led to
missed work etc. etc. he said that surgury
was an option. He suggested I get a
discography first to be certain that the
hemmoraged disc was the one causing my
pain. He also said he prefers an XLIF over
the old fusion. I decided to go with
neurologist #2.
I got my discogram done yesterday with
some interesting results. Turns out I have
pain in not one but 2 discs. Neither of
those discs are the herniated one (they're
located directly above and below it).
Surgery was called off and was told that
it was time I sought out non traditional
medicine ("chiropractic, acupuncture or
tai-chi"). He wasn't going to remove a
disc that wasn't huring me or a disc that
was structuraly sound even though it is
causing pain.
My question is (yeah FINALLY getting
there) is it possible that the herniated
disc is causing the other two disc to hurt
due to misalignment in my spine? I would
think the herniated disc, although not
painful, is causing pressure on the
healthy discs.
Sorry for the long post but I'm now stuck
in pain not knowing what to do next.
Thanks,
Sean
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Zak_han
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herniated disc isn't cause of your pain Posted: 06-13-08 18:55pm
It is a common misconception that back
pain always stems from the pressure of a
slipped disc or a trapped nerve. This is
misleading, the main cause of pain is
inflammation stimulating nerves, causing
the pain signal.
You possibly suffer from soft tissue
injury around back area.Nothing about
disc.