L5-S1 buldging discs without nerve compromise Posted: 07-02-08 16:04pm
Hi I'm a 40 yo registered nurse, and I'm
ALWAYS had back pain. I do, through MRI,
know that I have these 2 buldging discs.
I was also told that they were NOT
impinging on my spinal cord OR on the
nerve roots.
My issue: Can these buldging discs cause
or be the root of my pain even though they
are indeed NOT impinging on nerves or am I
just plain crazy?
As an example, both sides of my lower
back, take turns picking on me and causing
problems. Last night I worked, and simply
by just leaning a little bit forward, and
then to move to straighten, The sharpness
of the pain was enough to bring tears to
my eyes.
I take celebrex 400 mg daily, I use
Lidoderm patched each night before I go to
bed, I follow ergodynamics at my job, and
have used biofreeze and a gammet of other
creams to help dull the pain. Quite
frankly I'm at my end and really am having
a difficult time dealing with the pain.
Any suggestions?
PS I have had some sucess with a
chiropractor in the past and will resume
seeing one yet again. It's always a quick
fix, and very temporary, unless one can
afford to see one daily.
