
Back Pain Support Group
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. In fact, about 3 in 4 adults will experience back pain during their lifetime! The term back pain includes pain affecting the neck, midback and low back. Acute back pain may begin suddenly with intense pain but typically lasts fewer than three months. Usually, chronic back pain is persistent, steady, and...

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Just found this site this AM. I really feel for all of you.....literally! I am a veterinarian who works for a county shelter, and 905 of my time is spent standing at the surgery table. My problems started back in '81, when I experienced a herniated disk at L5-S1. After initial recovery, all went well until '98, when I started to have problems with pain again. An MRI showed the same situation with the disk at L5-S1. I lived with it until about 3 years ago when it was really starting to escalate. Pain specialist tried transforaminal steroid injections and WOW!, what a difference! That bought me the best feeling back I'd had in years. But, then it quit helping. Next he tried caudal epidural steroid injections. That bought me about 6 more months of excellent relief, then POOF!........ No further help.
In the spring of '06, they decided to repeat the MRI. OMG!.... What a difference! In 8 years, I went from 1 herniation to 3 hernations, scoliosis, and severe degenerative joint disease at L3-4. So from 1 bad disk to only 1 good disk left!
Since theat time, I have been on various meds including; Flexoril, Tramadol (both ER and short versions), different opioids, PT, TENS, massage therapy and chronic naproxen. All of this mostly to no avail.
This last spring, out of desparation, my spine surgeon had me get a discogram. The trouble is that I have minimal leg pain or sciatica, if at all. My pain is all in the lumbar area and at times causes severe spasms all the way up to midchest region and even around to my sides. But so far, they feel surgery will not help??????
It is at the point where it is almost impossible to do my job without coming home in severe discomfort, to say the least. And it is getting worse by the day. I can't take this much longer.
And the dang thing is, I AM A DOCTOR! I understan what all this anatomy and neurology is about! There MUST be something else they can do to stop this!!!!
Anyone else out there have a similar experience? Any advice?
I just want to do my work helping the critters!
In the spring of '06, they decided to repeat the MRI. OMG!.... What a difference! In 8 years, I went from 1 herniation to 3 hernations, scoliosis, and severe degenerative joint disease at L3-4. So from 1 bad disk to only 1 good disk left!
Since theat time, I have been on various meds including; Flexoril, Tramadol (both ER and short versions), different opioids, PT, TENS, massage therapy and chronic naproxen. All of this mostly to no avail.
This last spring, out of desparation, my spine surgeon had me get a discogram. The trouble is that I have minimal leg pain or sciatica, if at all. My pain is all in the lumbar area and at times causes severe spasms all the way up to midchest region and even around to my sides. But so far, they feel surgery will not help??????
It is at the point where it is almost impossible to do my job without coming home in severe discomfort, to say the least. And it is getting worse by the day. I can't take this much longer.
And the dang thing is, I AM A DOCTOR! I understan what all this anatomy and neurology is about! There MUST be something else they can do to stop this!!!!
Anyone else out there have a similar experience? Any advice?
I just want to do my work helping the critters!
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DUDE- have you ever tried an INVERSION TABLE??? i swear i hang on it everyday about 50 degrees- for about 15mins in the am and 15 in the evening- my head gets dizzing but u get used to that-but the stretch u get and the pressure it takes off the discs is UNREAL...ask your GP/ consultant -look it up online-ive heard it has helped people with hernated discs and bulged discs...
hope this off some help mate- let me know
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My brother-in-law is a retired Vet. He did both surgeries and patient care. You are no doubt going to have to slow down and do less surgeries. I would start now before the "criters" loose your help altogether.
Seriously try the ice packs for 20 minutes at a time and the inversion table. If the ice seems to burn then you are doing it right. I am sure you know that though.
Good luck and God bless you for helping the animals.