On 8/28/2012 10:02 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> I strongly suggest a second opinion. Good luck and I hope you have a
> full recovery. When I began experiencing severe back pain some 20
> years ago surgery seemed to be the soup of the day. The two
> Orthopedic surgeons I went to just wanted to cut, that's what surgeons
> do. I consulted with the doctor at my work and was advised to see a
> Neurologist and one was recommended. New CT scans were done and I was
> told that surgery wouldn't help and would lead to more surgery that
> would eventually put me in a wheel chair. I went through a short
> course of physical therapy that didn't help at all. Finally I had the
> shots, three sessions over three months. After the first two sessions
> nothing, no effect and I was about to give up, but the morning after
> the third session the pain was totally gone and still. I still have
> two herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and arthitis deposits, but no
> pain. My instructions are no heavy lifting, no twisting, no reaching
> up high. It works. I take no pain meds either. If the pain comes
> back I will have the shots again, and they are totally painless, don't
> even feel the needle.

I've already had epidurals. The first one helped, the second didn't.
I've done Pt - no help there at all. I think I've tried everything
which is why it led to surgery. Surgery is the only thing that can
repair this now.