Treating the Degenerative Vertebral Disease, Spondylosis Posted: 02-07-06 10:36am
i am presently having pain in the very
bottom of my back, and shooting pains
going down both legs. Whilst sitting all
my toes go numb and after walking for
about 10 mins my legs become weak, also
when laying down on my back for more than
15mins both my hands go to sleep with pins
and needles. I also have a numb patch on
my right thigh that extends from the top
of the thigh to my knee. These sysmptoms
have been going on now for 18months and a
getting worse. I have had 2 x mri scans
but they just showed some disc
degeneration at l4/l5 and some fornanimal
narrowing but not significant enough for
my specialists to consider surgery. I have
had a selective nerve root block that made
things worse.
I am presently taking 180mg of
dihydrocodeine, 75mg amitriptylne, 400mg
tramadol a day, 1 x 30/500 mg cocodomol, 3
x 50mg diclofenac.
My farther suffered with a similar thing
when he was my age which resulted in
partial paralasis, have you any ideas of
what could be the cause or suggestions to
aid recovery
Many thanks
Tony
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Back Pain Answer A404 Posted: 02-22-06 10:17am
It seems that you are suffering from the
degenerative vertebral
disease-SPONDYLOSIS. Degenerative changes
of the inter-vertebral discs and vertebrae
create pressure on the roots of the spinal
nerves. This pressure can cause pain,
unpleasant sensations, and muscle
paralysis. According to your medications
and the doses you've been taking, I
realize that you are suffering a lot. You
can consult a neuron-surgeon for a
possible operative intervention to help
ease the pain.
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