Slipped Disc

[jondel]

My wife has just been diagnosed with a prolapsed disc in her back. She has been in agony and crying with the pain. The doctor keeps changing her tablets around but nothing seems to work. Just wondering if anyone has any advice to give cheers.

 

[Rook]

the disc just has to suck itself back into the spine and off the cord. this gonna take a while, then you need to start strengthening. something like a pilates class (no yoga)

cortisone shot might help, surgery is usually a laminectomy which usually provides relief.

 

[jondel]

I really hope your wife gets better. My back went 2 and a half years ago, and I've been in abject pain every day ever since. I can barely sit down these days, and it's totally ruining my life. I've spent thousands on almost every option that you can think of. The MRI's show herniation at L4/L5 but the really crap thing about MRI's is the images are always of you lying down, and not sitting on a chair etc, and lying down is about the only thing that I can do these days.

I take a minimum of 300mg of tramadol every day but it does little, I can go over 400mg on some days but it certainly does not eradicate the pain. Diazepam PRN. I wake up in withdrawal every morning. I finally had to quit my job about a month ago, it would have had to happen a lot earlier had it not been for the 'working from home'. I have become suicidal. I'm very, very, miserable these days. I'm only 37, and currently on the dole right now as I can no longer do a job that I used to love doing. The future looks bleak. Pain every day, being unable to socialise properly.

I have an appointment in Harley Street on Monday. Paying through the nose to someone that reckons botox might help with back spasms etc. I'm not holding my breath.

I really feel for you it must be nightmare for you at your age. My wife is 64 and doesn't work anymore but she is in pain most of the time. I sincerely hope your situation gets better and wish you all the best for the future.

 

[jondel]

the disc just has to suck itself back into the spine and off the cord. this gonna take a while, then you need to start strengthening. something like a pilates class (no yoga)

cortisone shot might help, surgery is usually a laminectomy which usually provides relief.

Cheers mate.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Happy Sunday @jondel how is your wife doing? Is she feeling any better?

 

[jondel]

Happy Sunday @jondel how is your wife doing? Is she feeling any better?

Thanks for asking Sass. Yes she is a bit better still taking the drugs. The ones she is taking now seem to be working better. She will be getting some more physio shortly. She will be watching the TV in the bedroom shortly because she hates football infact all her family are reds. So I hope you have a nice day today and let's hope the blues make it even better. ?

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Thanks for asking Sass. Yes she is a bit better still taking the drugs. The ones she is taking now seem to be working better. She will be getting some more physio shortly. She will be watching the TV in the bedroom shortly because she hates football infact all her family are reds. So I hope you have a nice day today and let's hope the blues make it even better. ?

I’m glad she is feeling a bit better and for your bien sake it is good that she is watching TV in the bedroom, you don’t want to agitate her pain with your happy dances when we win this match

 

[jondel]

I’m glad she is feeling a bit better and for your bien sake it is good that she is watching TV in the bedroom, you don’t want to agitate her pain with your happy dances when we win this match

Yes let's keep our fingers crossed ?

 

[Sassy Colombian]

Yes let's keep our fingers crossed ?

Double crossed ?? ??

 

[Billy Dean]

My wife has just been diagnosed with a prolapsed disc in her back. She has been in agony and crying with the pain. The doctor keeps changing her tablets around but nothing seems to work. Just wondering if anyone has any advice to give cheers.

Haven't read through the whole thread, so this might have been mentioned already, but try reading Healing Back Pain by John Sarno, or The Mindbody Prescription by the same author

 

[jondel]

Haven't read through the whole thread, so this might have been mentioned already, but try reading Healing Back Pain by John Sarno, or The Mindbody Prescription by the same author

Haven't read through the whole thread, so this might have been mentioned already, but try reading Healing Back Pain by John Sarno, or The Mindbody Prescription by the same author

Cheers mate.

 

[Yarrgh]

Another opinion on acupuncture and cupping. My mother-in-law is a doctor with a post doc in acupuncture (not from the UK as you may guess). I believed it was all nonsense until I tried it. It took about 1 and a half lots of 10 session treatments but a skin condition and asthma all cleared up (form a queue ladies) and in general felt much better. No idea how you find someone with that degree of expertise and medical training here, but I presume that only going to someone who is accredited to a respected governing body should be fine.

Also I had a bulging disc that caused issues and a visit to a physio sorted me out with a couple of exercises and sorted me out virtually within 24 hours of doing those exercises. The same physio also diagnosed my uncle's problems as he walked through the door and he'd chased around the NHS and private medical system for around 12 months. So go to a recommended physio to see what they say if you haven't already.

 

[welshtoffee]

Having a really bad day today, Naproxen / Zapain have hardly touched the pain, I am back in work tomorrow morning so hopefully can get it to ease by then. One good thing is I get to see the consultant tomorrow evening in the Nuffield in Chester to get my results from my Mri scan so hopefully he can get to the bottom of this bloody problem.

 

[FCBarça]

Lumbar or Sacral area? Like L5/S1 or L4/L5? These are the two most common disc levels for prolapse/herniation

Issue depends on degree of herniation, whether there is nerve impingement or cascading effects in the muscle compartment. A radiologist I know says you could do an MRI on every human being and you can always find some narrowing in the foramina or disc herniation - the issue is really what sort of symptoms you have as a result and how it impacts your daily life

The thing is that there is no set program for every patient, everyone's situation is slightly different. Sometimes PT is sufficient to give you range of motion or provide relief and other times a steroid injection helps to reduce the inflammation that often comes with it. Last resort and ones even an orthopedist will suggest is when you have exhausted everything else, disc replacement/fusion - personally, it really should be a last resort option. Spine is like an accordion, once you fuse or replace at one level subsequent issues arrive above & below that level ultimately

Movement, exercise and improving range of motion are important after the acute phase of whatever pain started the issue. It is typically not resolved over night, have to think big picture and stick to a regimen to help relieve whatever stress/pressure that elicited the initial issue

 

[jondel]

Another opinion on acupuncture and cupping. My mother-in-law is a doctor with a post doc in acupuncture (not from the UK as you may guess). I believed it was all nonsense until I tried it. It took about 1 and a half lots of 10 session treatments but a skin condition and asthma all cleared up (form a queue ladies) and in general felt much better. No idea how you find someone with that degree of expertise and medical training here, but I presume that only going to someone who is accredited to a respected governing body should be fine.

Also I had a bulging disc that caused issues and a visit to a physio sorted me out with a couple of exercises and sorted me out virtually within 24 hours of doing those exercises. The same physio also diagnosed my uncle's problems as he walked through the door and he'd chased around the NHS and private medical system for around 12 months. So go to a recommended physio to see what they say if you haven't already.

Cheers mate

 

[jondel]

Lumbar or Sacral area? Like L5/S1 or L4/L5? These are the two most common disc levels for prolapse/herniation

Issue depends on degree of herniation, whether there is nerve impingement or cascading effects in the muscle compartment. A radiologist I know says you could do an MRI on every human being and you can always find some narrowing in the foramina or disc herniation - the issue is really what sort of symptoms you have as a result and how it impacts your daily life

The thing is that there is no set program for every patient, everyone's situation is slightly different. Sometimes PT is sufficient to give you range of motion or provide relief and other times a steroid injection helps to reduce the inflammation that often comes with it. Last resort and ones even an orthopedist will suggest is when you have exhausted everything else, disc replacement/fusion - personally, it really should be a last resort option. Spine is like an accordion, once you fuse or replace at one level subsequent issues arrive above & below that level ultimately

Movement, exercise and improving range of motion are important after the acute phase of whatever pain started the issue. It is typically not resolved over night, have to think big picture and stick to a regimen to help relieve whatever stress/pressure that elicited the initial issue

Cheers mate