Nerve pain

[baboon]

My lower back it a hot mess. The beginning of July I ended up going to the ER, because I felt like it was kidney stones or nerve pain. Well it turned out to be nerve pain, but the scan showed two stones. After a big syringe and a few pills I was on my way.

When I see my doctor & tell him he orders a MRI. I wait all week for him to call and explain what the scan showed, phucing crickets.

Well wouldn’t you know it, but it back. It straight up feels like I’m passing stones. Every time I get up it hits. And hard enough to put me back down.

Monday can’t come soon enough for me.

 

[MountainGirl]

Not sure which would be worse for you. My stones were killer in every position but eventually it's over. Hope you get answers soon, and a good resolution. Totally sux.

 

[DustyDuds]

Baboon,
I think you need to investigate a new doctor.

Do u have comorbidities that prevent surgery?

If not, I know excellent orthopedic surgeons in San Antonio as well as Ft Worth.

 

[baboon]

Baboon,
I think you need to investigate a new doctor.

Do u have comorbidities that prevent surgery?

If not, I know excellent orthopedic surgeons in San Antonio as well as Ft Worth.

I found out yesterday that my doctor is retiring end of October. He just ordered up the MRI, my thinking is to justify stronger pain killers.

Personally I’d rather not have surgery, simply because I have had plenty of other surgeries. I know that knee replacement are in my future. I blew my left knee up back in 2016. I really figured the orthopedic doctor I had the would fix the 5 different things the scan revealed. His answer was that it’s only going to get worse and no one wants to deal with the scar tissue it would create.

I know that cataract surgery is no big thing but that is on the horizon.

A friend of my parents who was a nurse back basically has everything that mine has. She did all the various procedures and it fixed nothing, and that included surgery.

That could all change my thinking at some point of my life. The fact is my problem is a degenerative disease, which will just get worse as I get older. The fact that I’m a widower and have a dog adds to the thought of surgery.

 

[ILexpatriot]

I typed out a couple pages of my problems, and just deleted it.. TLDR is, try a chiropractor if you haven't. I was a distinct non believer. But in the end, he helped me a lot. Though it took awhile to find a good one.