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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I'm new to the group,and after reading suggestions to another to get 2nd opinion b-4 surgery, I don't know where to go next.I have been to the orto group in my area, and asked for another doc there, but they insist I see this young phys assitant, and she doesn't listen,is pushy and is very hyper.After several injections,pt and meds,now last Friday introduced me to a surgeon and wanted me to schedule for the fallowing Monday, like a car salesman sz he is very busy and apts fill up fast, better take this appointment while I can. Sz need a discectomy and laminectomy and I feel railroaded. I am scheduled for discogram this week,I hear it is painful also.I feel like they are just getting all they can from my insurance company and don't even care about my pain.Should I just start from scratch and find a general practitioner and go with referral from him?I had been seeing a rhumatologist b-4 that was going no where, now my head is spinning.I want to wait for the surgery and this little twit sz if I don't they can't help me anymore, and I will need to move on,now she doesn't even want to refill any meds.Any suggestions?
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Most definately get another opinion. I saw three surgeons before I decided to go ahead with mine. it's your body. Do not get pushed into something you are not sure of. The ONLY reason why I did agree to the surgey is because all three surgeons said the same thing almost ver baten and they all had their own practices. If I would have gotten different opions from each one I would not have gone through with the surgery. as it stands I came out in worse shape than I was in before, which I was warned about by all 3 surgeons. It was a risk I was willing to take at the time.

Remember you are paying them to do a job. Most specialist have horrible bed side manors so you kinda have to brush that off. But do not let them pressure you into anything.

Good Luck, get at least 2 more opions form doctors outside of that group.
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I have had every test I think they could think of on my back and yes the a disogram is painful but when it is painful it means the disc is damaged (at least that is what they told me) I had a spinal headache (from a mylogram) prior to this discogram and had a horrible headache I think people with back pain can tolerate lots more than people Please do not let them rush you into surgery get a second opinion or third. Take it from somebody who would have not had 3 of my 5 surgery's. You are the patient and they are working for you.
Take Care let us know how it goes
Good Luck
Nan
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deleted_user
Run away. No doctor should be so anxious to perform back surgery. There is something very wrong going on there. Good luck.
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