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| Topic Started: May 31 2014, 04:33 AM (631 Views) | |
| swing | May 31 2014, 04:33 AM Post #1 |
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Housing prices have risen here, time to list and get out of "dodge"! Problem being, our adult son who still lives with us is awaiting an appt. with a surgeon! He has a degenerative disk which is pressing on a nerve, and is in a great deal of pain! This was revealed by a recent MRI! He had back surgery in 2006, for sciatica. The pain Dr. informs him (who is also a surgeon), if he doesn't go ahead with surgery he will be on pain meds., forever. I've talked to people who have had similar disc problems and were advised not to get surgery. They did a combo of physio and exercises and are fine today! He is awaiting an appt. with the Dr. from U of A who did his last surgery! I maybe a cynic, but more referrals, more surgeries, more $$. The solution is ~ only God knows I guess! He is 38, two back surgeries before 40, not positive! Whenever the surgery happens, plus rehab., looks like we miss another housing boom ~ not happy! |
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| Darcie | Jun 18 2014, 05:52 AM Post #16 |
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I sure can sympathize. In the past I have been on crutches because the pain in my foot was so severe I could not put pressure on it. The neuro put me in the hospital in traction for a month and then they injected something in my spine that instantly took the pain away. Have no idea what it was, but I was told it would not last all that long and I could only have it done 3 times. I did the three times eventually. I still have dye left in my spinal column from the millograms (sp)I had. Last time I passed out and had to be on my back not moving for 5 days, then stood up and fainted again. Never again will I have another millogram, had two and the pain is worse than giving birth to a teenager. Can only imagine this. The specialists told me that pain showed that the nerves were still alive and not damaged beyond repair. I was told to look at pain differently, and that if it ever got to the point were I never hurt it might mean that I was soon going to be unable to walk. I have learnt that stretching for me is a help, the crawl up the wall with your fingers and hold to the count of 20. Do this 5 times, I do this in the morning. It helped a whole lot today as I woke up not too good. Have him try this, can't hurt him. |
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| Darcie | Jun 19 2014, 12:18 AM Post #17 |
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Swing, this was in my newspaper this morning, you son may be interested in checking out the site. I have no idea what he is dealing with, disc or other problems.
I will check it out later on myself. |
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| Trotsky | Jun 19 2014, 12:22 AM Post #18 |
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Talk about an OPTIMIST. bounce and jump045 bounce and jump045 |
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| Darcie | Jun 19 2014, 12:25 AM Post #19 |
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I thought so myself, but when I get up and have no strength in my right leg and promptly fall down I figure they may be correct. laugh123 |
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| Trotsky | Jun 19 2014, 12:29 AM Post #20 |
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Pain down the leg is SCIATICA caused by compression of lumbar nerves, usually by disc material. Long ago while I was suffering I happily read that most cases are self limiting BUT the pain and discomfort can last 6 months. Lo, and behold, in six months almost to the week, my sciatica went away, although many years later I still feel a very slight numbness in the outer part of my left calf. It is usually only present when I think about it but it is a bit of a barometer in that, when it is more prominent, it is a signal to get off my feet and stop lifting stuff or may back will soon begin to ache big time. If I notice it while sitting too long, it is time for a walk. Cheap hint for sufferers that I got from a back pain book decades ago. Try sleeping in a hammock. This opens ever so slightly the backs of the vertebral spaces making a teeny bit more room for the nerves. It's worth a try if you have trees in the yard, or wooden beams in the house. Not having a yard, what I did was to use a cheap foam mattress atop a box spring from which I had cut every second spring where my lower back rested. It helped a lot till the foam crumbled apart. Hammock is definitely worth a try. If it doesn't work, then no harm done. Alas, neighbors gave me GRATIS a full bed set that they had purchased a month previous at Macy's for $2 Grand and they were now being transferred back to Japan. The cost of shipping was prohibitive. Now THAT'S a nice neighbor. I cannot bring myself to start sawing springs on the gorgeous bedding. Edited by Trotsky, Jun 19 2014, 12:39 AM.
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| swing | Jul 23 2014, 11:00 AM Post #21 |
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I took my son to Emergency at noon. He figures he's having a crohns attack. He was so fatigued, and having sharp pains in his stomach and sleeping continuously. It is now 4 p.m., they've done X-rays of his tummy, chest, and blood work. Hopefully we will know within the hour what is going on. He does not need this on top of his back pain and depression. My dad used to say "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"! My hubby who used to attend fatal accidents as a policeman, cannot cope when his family become ill which is an added stress for moi!! |
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| heatseeker | Jul 23 2014, 12:45 PM Post #22 |
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Sorry to hear this. |
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| wildie | Jul 23 2014, 01:21 PM Post #23 |
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At Western University here in Ontario they have been doing research on repairing damaged vertebrae. They drill into the vertebrae and insert a balloon to spread the vertebrae back to its proper position then bone cement is inserted to firm up the vertebrae. My wife had several collapsed vertebrae and was checked to see if she would be a candidate for this procedure. Unfortunately not. This is for a damaged vertebrae, not a ruptured disk! I mention this, in case being aware of this, may be of some use for you! http://www.spine-health.com/video/kyphoplasty-osteoporosis-fracture-treatment-video |
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| swing | Jul 23 2014, 02:21 PM Post #24 |
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Diagnosis, crohns attack and on a small dose of prednisone! Thanks for the link Wildie, Darcie and your feed back Trotsky. I will forward all to him. |
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| swing | Jul 24 2014, 03:35 AM Post #25 |
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Thanks Heat! Prednisone although displays many side efffects, has given him some relief in 24 hours. |
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| Dana | Jul 24 2014, 03:38 AM Post #26 |
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I hope that your son and his family get relief from all this soon! |
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| swing | Jul 25 2014, 10:23 AM Post #27 |
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Thanks Dana. I'm hoping so also. It's tough on him and on us as parents. |
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