I want to emphasize, do NOT go to a chiropractor or use an inversion table if you have a-fib or any other heart condition without talking to & getting clearance from your cardiologist. Both can result in a stroke.
This could be you issue and fix. I believe the company is close to having this fda approved. Their results from rotator cuff and tennis elbow trials are incredible.I'll let ya know about it if and when I ever get bs&White doctors to look into what's causing my lower left back, right hip, right thigh to hurt so much that I use a cane full time if I have to walk very far. I know I have sciatica from L4/L5 but they don't seem to be interested in looking in to it other than prescribing Gabapentin to help me get some sleep at night.
Anyone had lower back surgery? What did you have done and what is your outcome? I have had lower back pain for 40+ years. I goes from dull to severe depending on what I do. This summer I had more issues after haying and pasture clippings than before. Didn't clip second time which I wanted. I went to a surgeon yesterday, had x rays. Four lower vertebrae show arthritis and pinched in the backside. With the channel for nerves closing. I'm scheduled for MRI and then back to DR for his evaluation. Ideas hey mentioned depending on what shows, laser grinding and killing nerves, mesh with rods and screws or injections with steroids. What has been your experience?TIA
That hurts looking at it. The top and bottom screws are at an angle.View attachment 22532
Oh this was fun, surgery was a breeze slept right through it.
Recovery was tough.
Yep they are, I don't know why it was done that way.That hurts looking at it. The top and bottom screws are at an angle.
Fondren group in Houston is the place, people from around the globe travel there.Do your research and find the BEST surgeon you can. I had a friend that went to the Spine Institute in AZ. That was a joke. Now those places are closed and in many lawsuits. Whatever they did, did nothing for my friend, except they broke her back which she
found out later.
Another friend had the mesh and I don't know what all, done in Mayo Clinic but it was extreme. She got the doctor she wanted and it took a long time to recover. She isn't totally out of pain now, but she can get out and check her cows whenever she wants; where before she was pretty much house bound.
Good luck to you. Please know back surgery is a last resort.
My husband had lower back pain, from driving Truck for a living and then farming. It got so bad, he was living on pain meds, Chiropractor once a week or every two weeks. All that didn't fix it or really take the pain away.
He finally found a surgeon he liked, that's about 15 years ago. Fusing disks was in the talks, but the surgeon suggested widening the bone/vertebrae where the problem nerv was pinched. It was scary, but holy hell worth it.
He woke up pain free, first time in many years. Recovery was tough, because he felt great and wanted to do stuff. That's where you have to pay the most attention. Rest and physiotherapy. YOU HAVE TO. Otherwise its all for nothing.
In hindsight, he would do it all over again with the surgery. Of course he has to be careful and not act physically like a careless teenager. And if his back starts to feel sore after a really tough day, he takes a prescription painkiller and anti inflammatory, doesn't happen very often though.
All in all, as the others said, find a surgeon which gives you options and makes the most sense to you. Living in pain and on meds 24/7 just isn't living.
Herniated and bulging discs are a whole different story than what you have. Those are an "easy" fix (if any back surgery is easy). Arthritis, narrowing and stenosis of the bone are complicated. Get 2nd and 3rd opinions and listen to the Drs. Don't make medical decisions based on advice from a cattle board.Four lower vertebrae show arthritis and pinched in the backside. With the channel for nerves closing.
Seriously travel to the Fondren group in Houston they are not cut happy. I went doctors said this is where you are and this is where you will end up. Call us when you decide.Herniated and bulging discs are a whole different story than what you have. Those are an "easy" fix (if any back surgery is easy). Arthritis, narrowing and stenosis of the bone are complicated. Get 2nd and 3rd opinions and listen to the Drs. Don't make medical decisions based on advice from a cattle board.
I had major back surgery 30 years ago. I wish I did it 35 years ago. I had pins/screws and a fusion. The fusion was bone slivers from my hip bone."My father had three back surgeriesAnyone had lower back surgery? What did you have done and what is your outcome? I have had lower back pain for 40+ years. I goes from dull to severe depending on what I do. This summer I had more issues after haying and pasture clippings than before. Didn't clip second time which I wanted. I went to a surgeon yesterday, had x rays. Four lower vertebrae show arthritis and pinched in the backside. With the channel for nerves closing. I'm scheduled for MRI and then back to DR for his evaluation. Ideas hey mentioned depending on what shows, laser grinding and killing nerves, mesh with rods and screws or injections with steroids. What has been your experience?TIA
Your "girlfriend" has a "husband"?I wish my girlfriend who is still suffering had gone there first. She also has Parkinson's and her husband did some research on it and found. Parkinson's can cause back pain.
Almost too normal isn't it. Yes, she is a great friend and has a husband, 2 kids, and 3 grandkids. Glad I cleared that up.Your "girlfriend" has a "husband"?
Sorry... my mind needs more caffeine this morning.
To be clear, @faster horses is female.Your "girlfriend" has a "husband"?
Sorry... my mind needs more caffeine this morning.