8 months ago my l5 vertebra slipped
forward (ie. Spondi lolisthesises).
Unfortunately, I went to a chiropractor,
who put me on my side and twisted my
entire spine up to my neck. My spine was
burning for 2 months. I went into
hospital. Many painkillers later, cold
dead pain across the whole of my back. My
shoulder was up in the air, and I was
hunched over. I could only sleep for 3
hours. I went back to see if they could
fix me.
Instead, they tore my l5 disc (small
annular tear. L4 cynovial syst
developed). Now, 4 months later I am
planning to spend 4 years to fix these
problems. I am trying to re-build my
spine, through my rib-cage, one vertabra
at a time. Eventually moving more as my
spine loosens up, (due to the fact that
my muscles are in spasm). This is, of
course, is very hard to do, and must be
done thousands of times to straighten the
curve (20% there so far).
However, if I do not, I will witness the
death of a million nerves in my back.
If I ever straighten my back, I am
thinking of travelling to the usa for idet
treatment in florida to seal my disc tear.
Please give me any information as to what
I should do, as chiropractors have already
ruined my life. Anyone one who can offer
advice for this condition or on anything
that has happened to me, and what I am
suffering from, I would be most
grateful.....
Grateful to you, and thinking about
complete spinal fusion...........
(or should I fight the fight?(even though
it may take 4 years?))
cameron
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Tamadrummer
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 710 Location: Zephyrhills,Fl
Posted: 03-22-05 09:49am
I would not do idet. I did and it did not
help me.
However, I would travel to florida spine
institute and allow Dr. Scott webb to do
spinal fusion on me! Unless you are going
to royal prince alfred, I would come here
to the us and definatly to florida for
surgery!
Florida spine is a fantastic facility in
beautiful clearwater, fl and the hospital
you would be in is one of the highest
rated in the us for its size.
I hope eveyone on this website see and
understands why going to a chiropractor
can and will do more damage then it will
help. I wouldn't allow one of those
people to touch my worst enemy. (yes, I
know there are ones that are truly out
there to do good, but can you tell them
apart from the ones that think they can
cure the world?)
good luck and I hope you get better, in my
opinion, there is very little chance that
even in 4 years you will be better without
surgery!
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mickeymouse_724
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Franklin KY
Posted: 03-26-05 05:10am
I was wondering if you know everything you
would have to go through to recover from a
spinal surgery. It is one of the worst
surgeries to recover some talk to your
surgeon and get a pain management doctor
and talk about the new decompression
therapy I have had 5 back surgeries and
have nerve damage done my first surgery
was in 98 I was only 23 now i'm 30 and I
have just now got relief from a pain
management doctor and rehabilitation not
therapy rehab is electric therapy and it
has helped extremely I hope this helps
