I hope someone may have some advice or
tips for me as i'm having a really bad
time at the moment. I have had
degenerative disc disease since 2001 &
have just been medically retired from work
because of it. I'm 39. I had a mri
in 2001 which showed that my lower 4 discs
were degenerated, the 5th disc was torn &
the 6th weakened. I have been told by a
number of repected consultants that
surgery is not a possibility because there
are too many discs damaged.
I have steriod epidurals roughly every 6
months for sciatica (next one due about
march 2006) and i'm on opiate based
painkillers. I've also tried
accupuncture but this only worked for a
very short time, no matter how often I
went.
The last week has been really bad & I can
hardly move, sit or lie down. Does
anyone have any suggestions to help me
through the christmas week? Are there
any alternative therpies/supplements
(suitable for vegetarians) apart from
accupuncture any advice would be really
appreciated.
Thank you.
Ali.
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 12-24-05 13:06pm
I do not believe anyone deserves the pains
and complications associated with bulging
disc, hernieted disc, flattened disc, or
whatever they are calling yours. It
completely stopped my life. I messed up
4 in my back and one in my neck during one
episode of injury. What happened was my
spine dislocated, and with lifting, messed
all these discs up in just a few days. I
felt them crush one by one, I heard and
felt it!!! Even the workmans comp
suggested it had "damaged my body as a
whole"
it messed up my legs, arms, all the
strength of my body, they would press on
the spinal cord and nerve roots causing
all kinds of srtrange symptoms, and no one
understood it at all.
Email me and I will offer any suggestions
I might have
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disabledcoastie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 12-24-05 21:43pm
Aliards,
find you another neurosurgeon to ask. I
don't know what all is bad in your back
but I would definitely try to find
somebody to help me. Seems like you
would be a canidate for a fusion with
cages.
great site with alot of info I go there
alot for my problems for research and
such. Btw i've had two fusions on my
lumbar area, I think there is someone out
there who can help you. Good luck.
