Back problem (my experience)

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

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Re: Back problemI found the doctors here in our area to be the opposite =
of what I'm hearing here. They clearly are able in many cases through =
microsurgery to fix disk problems. However in my case the surgeon tried =
everything else in the book before he would even talk to me about =
surgery. First, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory drugs, two epidurals =
into the disk area. All this time I was pushing him to just fix the damn =
thing.=20

In my case I had very little pain in the back. Instead the pain ran =
through the butt area, down the inside of my leg to the knee. The =
sciatic nerve area! In addition when I stood for over 10 minutes pain =
would start in my hip, right at the joint. This got worse and worse till =
the time to pain was only 5 min.=20

So I'm pushing this poor guy to fix the damn thing, please do surgery. =
Here's the results of his help. The sciatica pain went away completely =
with the shots to the back. Took about two weeks for the steroids to =
take full hold. As for the hip this was still there. He suggested a =
direct shot into the hip for that. Two weeks later it was better. Four =
weeks all pain was gone and I have not been able to bring it back by =
walking or standing.  He suggested taking some of the natural joint =
drugs such as Flex-O-men... It has really helped.  Two problems that =
looked like one. Fixed by a surgeon, wanting to do the right thing.=20
My suggestion, stay away from clinics doing lots of surgery. Florida is =
famous for one, that has hundreds of complaints filled against it. You =
can find this on the internet. People attend their seminars across the =
country and go there to get taken for $$$$$$ and even more than one =
surgery. Take care find a good local doc with nerve experience. Listen =
to him.    Go here to learn more.   http://www.spineonline.com/    ,  =
Rich
----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David Andersen=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:58 PM
  Subject: Re: Back problem


  on 2/2/03 1:07 PM, HazenBannister@cs.com at HazenBannister@cs.com =
wrote:


    Hi list,
     I had a MRI done this past week on my back.I hurt it moving a piano =
( I think ),and I have a hearneated(wrong spelling) disk.Has anyone ever =
had this problem,I'm looking for some experienced advice.
    Thanks much,

  Hazen Bannister=20

  Had the same thing in '91; PLEASE get a 2nd and a 3rd opinion; don't =
let them just cut on you; there are many things to try other than =
surgery to coax the disc material back into the disc: yoga, physical =
therapy, acupuncture, strengthening the stomach muscles, relaxation =
therapy, anto-inflammatory drugs----be a proactive medical consumer; the =
back surgeons usually only want to get paid, cynical as that sounds.  =
Heads up.

  David Andersen=20

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