Confetti, I have also been through what you are going through now. I am only 39 and have had 2 back surgeries. It all started with degenerative disk disease and bulging discs. I have been through the steroid injections, the physical therapy, tens units, etc. I am not pain free. I am looking myself for some additional help. I am on pretty strong pain killers and would like to get off them. I heard of a proceedure that puts a pump in you back with medicine in it and it works fairly well. I am not sure of this. I asked my doctor about it and he said that he had had mixed results with this proceedure. I am sort of like you would love to have some relief. Sorry I could'nt help. I hate to take away any hope of getting better, but I have been going through it for about 4 yrs. Now and don't seem to be any better now than I was before surgery. I probably would not have the surgery if I would have known then what I know now. Sorry.

I am 57 and also suffer with neck and back pain. I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease in march and after two mos. Of physical therapy and one injection of cortizone, I am much better. I will never be able to return to my job, however, because I was a former legal assistant which required much computer work. After several minutes, I must get away from the computer since the pain in my neck creates a problem. I have arthritis, bursitis and tendonitis in my shoulder and bulging discs in my neck. The pressure on the nerves can be very uncomfortable for me, but I have had good success with physical therapy and pain medication. I have come to the conclusion that I will probably have to live with this pain, which is a lot less than several mos. Ago, or I will have to undergo surgery. I do not believe for me, after discussing with all five doctors the problem, that surgery is best, so I have requested prayer and it seems to be working. That might seem strange to all who read this, but I believe with all my heart that it has worked. My physical condition is improved and the pain level is low now. God has answered and he is good!

I am a 41 year old female who has this problem also. I only have dds, but, I know that it is very painful and very depressing. I have had the injections in my spine several times with no suscess. I have had a discagram{which by the way is very, very painful} and still I am in severe pain. I am currently taking perocet 10-650, and still I am in a lot of pain along with stomach problems from all the medicationd. I wish I could find a Dr. To help me. I was going to a very good pain management doctor in chattanooga, tenn. Up until about 2 years ago whenever I lost my tenn care. His name was Dr. Gregory ball. Let me tell you that he is one fine Dr. Along with being a good friend and a caring person. I now have my tenn-care back, but unfortunately he no longer accepts bluecare. If any of you are interested in looking for a good Dr. Consider Dr. Ball. He was the only one that I found that even tried to help me. The last time I was there, he was trying to get tenn-care to authorize{pay for} a new procedure called an idet. I never got to have it done. I now am awaiting an answer from another pain mgnt. Dr. To see if he will take me on as a patient. It is worth checking into. I am hurting severely now, so I have to get up and move. I hope this helps someone out. Dr. Gregory ball is located at: consultants in pain management, chattanooga, tenn. Thanks.

I am a 41 year old female who has this problem also. I only have dds, but, I know that it is very painful and very depressing. I have had the injections in my spine several times with no suscess. I have had a discagram{which by the way is very, very painful} and still I am in severe pain. I am currently taking perocet 10-650, and still I am in a lot of pain along with stomach problems from all the medicationd. I wish I could find a Dr. To help me. I was going to a very good pain management doctor in chattanooga, tenn. Up until about 2 years ago whenever I lost my tenn care. His name was Dr. Gregory ball. Let me tell you that he is one fine Dr. Along with being a good friend and a caring person. I now have my tenn-care back, but unfortunately he no longer accepts bluecare. If any of you are interested in looking for a good Dr. Consider Dr. Ball. He was the only one that I found that even tried to help me. The last time I was there, he was trying to get tenn-care to authorize{pay for} a new procedure called an idet. I never got to have it done. I now am awaiting an answer from another pain mgnt. Dr. To see if he will take me on as a patient. It is worth checking into. I am hurting severely now, so I have to get up and move. I hope this helps someone out. Dr. Gregory ball is located at: consultants in pain management, chattanooga, tenn. Thanks.

I am a 41 year old female who has this problem also. I only have dds, but, I know that it is very painful and very depressing. I have had the injections in my spine several times with no suscess. I have had a discagram{which by the way is very, very painful} and still I am in severe pain. I am currently taking perocet 10-650, and still I am in a lot of pain along with stomach problems from all the medicationd. I wish I could find a Dr. To help me. I was going to a very good pain management doctor in chattanooga, tenn. Up until about 2 years ago whenever I lost my tenn care. His name was Dr. Gregory ball. Let me tell you that he is one fine Dr. Along with being a good friend and a caring person. I now have my tenn-care back, but unfortunately he no longer accepts bluecare. If any of you are interested in looking for a good Dr. Consider Dr. Ball. He was the only one that I found that even tried to help me. The last time I was there, he was trying to get tenn-care to authorize{pay for} a new procedure called an idet. I never got to have it done. I now am awaiting an answer from another pain mgnt. Dr. To see if he will take me on as a patient. It is worth checking into. I am hurting severely now, so I have to get up and move. I hope this helps someone out. Dr. Gregory ball is located at: consultants in pain management, chattanooga, tenn. Thanks.

I am a 41 year old female who has this problem also. I only have dds, but, I know that it is very painful and very depressing. I have had the injections in my spine several times with no suscess. I have had a discagram{which by the way is very, very painful} and still I am in severe pain. I am currently taking perocet 10-650, and still I am in a lot of pain along with stomach problems from all the medicationd. I wish I could find a Dr. To help me. I was going to a very good pain management doctor in chattanooga, tenn. Up until about 2 years ago whenever I lost my tenn care. His name was Dr. Gregory ball. Let me tell you that he is one fine Dr. Along with being a good friend and a caring person. I now have my tenn-care back, but unfortunately he no longer accepts bluecare. If any of you are interested in looking for a good Dr. Consider Dr. Ball. He was the only one that I found that even tried to help me. The last time I was there, he was trying to get tenn-care to authorize{pay for} a new procedure called an idet. I never got to have it done. I now am awaiting an answer from another pain mgnt. Dr. To see if he will take me on as a patient. It is worth checking into. I am hurting severely now, so I have to get up and move. I hope this helps someone out. Dr. Gregory ball is located at: consultants in pain management, chattanooga, tenn. Thanks.

I am a 41 year old female who has this problem also. I only have dds, but, I know that it is very painful and very depressing. I have had the injections in my spine several times with no suscess. I have had a discagram{which by the way is very, very painful} and still I am in severe pain. I am currently taking perocet 10-650, and still I am in a lot of pain along with stomach problems from all the medicationd. I wish I could find a Dr. To help me. I was going to a very good pain management doctor in chattanooga, tenn. Up until about 2 years ago whenever I lost my tenn care. His name was Dr. Gregory ball. Let me tell you that he is one fine Dr. Along with being a good friend and a caring person. I now have my tenn-care back, but unfortunately he no longer accepts bluecare. If any of you are interested in looking for a good Dr. Consider Dr. Ball. He was the only one that I found that even tried to help me. The last time I was there, he was trying to get tenn-care to authorize{pay for} a new procedure called an idet. I never got to have it done. I now am awaiting an answer from another pain mgnt. Dr. To see if he will take me on as a patient. It is worth checking into. I am hurting severely now, so I have to get up and move. I hope this helps someone out. Dr. Gregory ball is located at: consultants in pain management, chattanooga, tenn. Thanks. Libby c.

Boy can I relate. I've had spinal epidurals and a week and a half ago I had facet joint injections which worked so well, I thought I had gone to heaven, and I thought this was the answer. I was absolutely pain free for a week. However the pain came back over the weekend. I'm having a rhizotomy on 5/19. My boss had this done on his neck and he has been pain free since the procedure. Should only be out of work for two days. It's supposed to last from 18 months to two years. They actually use radio frequency to burn the nurves, which is very close to a rhizotomy where they actually cut the nerves. If I can be pain free for two years i'll take it. I've been taking norco for two years along with soma. I wish you well and will let you know how this procedure works for me.

Sorry to hear that you all have had such a rough time. I realize that the pain can be very intense and the objective would seem to get out of pain. I would consider chiropractic care, not for pain relief, but to prevent any further damage occuring... I have seen amazing things happen. Also please note that scheurmann's disease is heredity and often passes down from parents to son's. The onset is usually in teen years and might not have pain associated with it. It can be worked with with proper chiropractic care and could save your children the same grief. Please check, rule it out, and see them yourself. Good luck

After being diagnosed with Scheurman's in my early 20s I have become a Feldenkrais Practitioner(R). I realize this post is years later than the above. I want to offer some possiblities for a functional spine using the Feldenkrais Method. I am pain a pain-free, active and healthy woman in my 60s.