Each surgery gets more painfull and I’m not sure if I will be able to go bak to work due to the physical demands of the job. This last surgery they removed two disc’s. Now Im off on STD with benefits and child support I had to move back with my parents. Im 31, what shall I do?
I have been losing weight even though I don’t know if this could be causing the pain, or have something to do with it. My thighs have smoothed out. Whenever I walk, sit, stand up, etc. I have horrible pain in the back of my thighs, and even my knee. It’s very painful even to attempt to bend my knee, and keep my leg straight. I haven’t done anything out of the ordinary. It feels like I pulled a bunch of muscles.
What could be causing this?
Anyone ever experience morphine withdrawal?
I have no idea how many mg. she takes per day, but a few x per wk. she told me she takes it.
She had hurt her back in two places real bad and probably needs surgery/goes to the doctor every couple of mo. she told me.
Ok my freind has a 50 degree curve in her lower back and they are going to do surgery sometime this year. Theyre putting in two metal rods and stuff. How much does that limit your movement? Does it hurt alot? Plus she cant have blood transfusions, so how risky is the surgery? What about fataity rates during surgery? Shes 14. Personal expieriance would be really appritiated. Thanks in advance.
No stupid answers please.
I have been having pain in my lower back on the left side, under my ribcage for a couple days now. It feels like a tight muscle, but it keeps getting tighter. Is is just a muscle, or could it be something else?
I did not strain it. I do not have to use the bathroom. I am not on my period for another week and a half. It is a dull constant pain, sometimes a bit strong enough for me to hold my breath. The pain is on my left side abdomen, lower stomach, in my left pelvic area and mid to lower back all on the left side.
I’d prefer to go to Rome, but I’ll go anywhere that will take me. I have disc degenerative disease and need mt L4 disc replaced. I refuse to have fusion surgery, I’m trying to get the artificial replacement surgery done but I’m on government medi-cal and we all know how screwed our country’s health care system is.
I have heard of people getting free medical care outside of the U.S. some countries have universal health care and will extend that to visitors. My question is what country can I get free surgery in? and what do I need to do to go about doing that??
Where can I find a surgeon to perform what I need?
I posted a question about disc replacement about a month ago. Does anyone know if there have been any improvements made in the artificial disc? Like everything else, cars, aircraft, etc… there is always room for improvement. Has the design of the artificial disc themselves been improved? Have there been any improvements in the surgical procedure used to install artificial disc?
I have suffered from chronic back pain for three years now. I am 31, not overweight, and did not have an injury! I had disc replacement surgury on L4-5 about a year and a half ago with no success. Discography shows that the L5-S1 is not healthy and may be the cause of continued pain. In the past few months I have developed left leg pain and numbness with very bad hip pain as well. This stabbing in my left side (on the back) has just happened and is just aweful when I wake up in the morning. No position helps! Is this a muscle? I can locate it straight away with my left hand reaching back and it hurts to the touch. Any ideas?
Is there a way to find out who has performed the most of these procedures, without the endless process of asking doctor after doctor, individualy? I know that this has been performed less in the U.S. then in some european countries, but, is there a way to get these numbers, so as to select a few Dr.s with a lot of experience to consider?
