Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Southern California
L-4-5 Bulging Discs With Degeneration of Disc's Posted: 03-28-06 22:30pm
I have been suffering since last year with
my lower back problems. I am seeing a
neurologist. I presently take 200mg
oxicontin, 1200mg trileptal, 400mg
celebrex, 50mg bachlofen and can barely
get out of bed due to pain.
My legs barely work after standing or
sitting for a few minutes. She now wants
me to take a new medicine. :cry: these
just mask the problem. It is driving me
crazy.
I have been unable to work since january
of last year. I am still trying to get my
disability. I need some help
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 03-28-06 23:10pm
I am signed up for a lawsuit involving the
use of celebrex and 'possibly' associated
heart attack. I dont know why they are
still prescribing celebrex for the pain.
You might wanna ask the .Dr about this.
I thought it was taken off the market.
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fomentbag
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 59
Posted: 03-31-06 10:31am
As a disc degenerates, it can herniate
(the inner core extrudes) back into the
spinal canal, which is known as a disc
herniation (or a herniated disc). The
weak spot in a disc is directly under the
nerve root, and a herniated disc in this
area puts direct pressure on the nerve,
which in turn can cause pain to radiate
all the way down the patient’s leg to
the foot .
Approximately 90% of disc herniations will
occur at l4- l5 (lumbar segments 4 and 5)
or l5- s1 (lumbar segment 5 and sacral
segment1), which causes pain in the l5
nerve or s1 nerve, respectively.
* l5 nerve impingement from a herniated
disc can cause weakness in extension of
the big toe and potentially in the ankle
(foot drop). Numbness and pain can be
felt on top of the foot, and the pain may
also radiate into the rear.
*s1 nerve impingement from a herniated
disc may cause loss of the ankle reflex
and/or weakness in ankle push off (e.G.
Patients cannot do toe rises). Numbness
and pain can radiate down to the sole or
outside of the foot .
Foment bag help to resolve the back pain,
leg pain and discomfort caused by the
herniated disc and heal the disc.
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 202 Location: Wisconsin, USA
Re: L-4-5 Bulging Discs With Degeneration of Disc's Posted: 08-23-06 11:40am
backishurting
wrote:
i have been suffering since
last year with my lower back problems. I
am seeing a neurologist. I presently
take 200mg oxicontin, 1200mg trileptal,
400mg celebrex, 50mg bachlofen and can
barely get out of bed due to pain.
My legs barely work after standing or
sitting for a few minutes. She now wants
me to take a new medicine. :cry: these
just mask the problem. It is driving me
crazy.
I have been unable to work since january
of last year. I am still trying to get
my disability. I need some
help
hi backishurting ~
please check your pm (private messages)
shirl :d
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lexus
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Location: usa
Back Pain &epidural Injections Posted: 10-22-06 22:28pm
I have had ra for 12yrs and I have several
herniated disc's in my lower back, I have
under gone 26 epidural injections in my
lower back over the past 18 months. I am
here to tell anyone who is thinking about
getting them do not!!!!! It has really
messed me up, and now I have worse pain
than I ever did before and I had a bone
scan done and it showed severe damage..
So if ya need to talk email me dall
yspot85@hotmail.Com
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