was injured while working in 06, had a herniated disc. The stupid doctors sent me to PT right away and as a result the disc just dissolved! I had total disc replacement L4- L5 in 07 it is now 2010 and the pain is still here!!! I take painkillers on a daily basis, have to take oxycontin, norco, somas, etc... Does anybody out there know if there is any alternative for pain relief? I had a series of LESI'S that I believe injured the nerve permanently.
Well, I had the surgery on August 24, 2010, the first few day when i was snowed in the hospital was not that bad. now that i am home, I am praying for the 2 and 3 am wake ups while in pain to stop. I was hoping that i would have gotten some relief by now. The only think I can think of that might be making it hurt like this is a fall I had th other day. I went to do the log roll out of be like they told me to, My hand missed the edge of the bed and i wend falling to the floor wih ...
Originally Posted by Greg That has to be the greatest artical/video I've read all day. For the longest time I thought that somehow someway somewhere somebody had to have taken a sawzall to the fused vertebrae, cleaned it up with a dremel and then put an artificial disc in its place. I knew it was possible but it seemed like one of those scenarios that remains a concept/theory for so long because they're waiting for the right person to come along who's got nothing to lose if it fails and willing to be the guinea pig to prove ...
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