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.

 

[tangoparson]

I had good luck with back nerve pain seeing an Arriosti clinic. Like a chiropractor only slightly different.


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[baboon]

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.

I did go see one. He looked at my x-rays from the year before and was straight up like I don't thing I can help you. He added my back show someone who did lots of years of hard work.

He was up front about not thinking he could help, but said lets give it a try after 4-5 times would tell. Needless to say after the 5 I called it quits/

 

[ILexpatriot]

The staff at mine actually voted me as "patient taking treatment least seriously" because my wife made me go. And I'd watched a friend use one for 20 years that still had issues..
I can't say the guy fixed me. But he did seem to ease the pain to the point that the muscles could relax and start the process.
My ultimate problem, which has no real solution is a double crush nerve pinch. Meaning that I'm probably screwed for life.

 

[baboon]

I had good luck with back nerve pain seeing an Arriosti clinic. Like a chiropractor only slightly different.


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Well there is one outside of Waco?

 

[ILexpatriot]

It took me a few chiropractors to find one that helped. But in the end, it was my definition of "help" that was the real issue.
Part of why I haven't rushed to find work down here is that this year has been the longest I'd gone pain free for a looooong time.

 

[baboon]

It took me a few chiropractors to find one that helped. But in the end, it was my definition of "help" that was the real issue.
Part of why I haven't rushed to find work down here is that this year has been the longest I'd gone pain free for a looooong time.

I had been talking about how work was killing for a good 5 years. Nothing like not sleeping because you hurt to much. I dealt with it until was 59.5. That was the magic age that I could start pulling on my 401K without to big of a penalty.

We lived out of a cigar box that I stashed away money from the Renfest for 3 years, plus I sold a free things that I regretted. It was really nice that my taste in toys especially hard to get ones sold pretty quick.

 

[pbratton]

You should go get a copy of the MRI and go to a good back specialist.

It sounds like spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. It can be treated,

 

[baboon]

You should go get a copy of the MRI and go to a good back specialist.

It sounds like spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal. It can be treated,

I called the doctors office this morning and waiting on a reply. My doctor is retiring next month so they are inundated with calls. Here is the report
MRI L-SPINE W/O CONT â 3400159 â 09/19/2024 09:50EXAM DESCRIPTION: MR LUMBAR SPINE WITHOUT IV CONTRASTDATE: 9/19/2024 9:50 AM CDTCLINICAL INDICATION: MRI-L SPINE W/O CONT; TRANSPORTATION: R IV? N O2? N BACK PAIN.COMPARISON: None available.TECHNIQUE: Multiplanar, multisequence MRI lumbar spine without the administration of intravenous contrast.IV Contrast: None.FINDINGS: * For the purposes of enumeration, the lowest well formed intervertebral disc was counted as L5-S1 on this exam.INTRASPINAL CONTENTS/CONUS* The conus terminates at L1-L2.* No definite dural based lesion.VERTEBRAE* The vertebrae are normal in height.* Straightening of the normal lumbar lordosis.* Mild retrolisthesis L3-L4.* No focal suspicious bone marrow signal abnormality.* Type II Modic endplate changes at L2-L3.PARASPINAL SOFT TISSUES* No edema or definite masses.* No aortic aneurysm.DISC SPACES, SPINAL CANAL, AND NEURAL FORAMINA* T12-L1: Intervertebral disc height and signal are maintained. Bilateral facet arthrosis. There is no stenosis.* L1-L2: Intervertebral disc is desiccated. Disc height appears maintained. Posterior elements are normal. There is no stenosis.* L2-L3: The disc is degenerated with severe height loss and annular fissuring. Diffuse disc bulge with osteophyte formation and facet arthrosis. No central canal stenosis. Mild narrowing of the right lateral recess. Patent left neural foramen. Mild right foraminal stenosis.* L3-L4: Intervertebral disc is desiccated. Disc height appears maintained. Shallow disc bulge, ligament flavum thickening, facet arthrosis and epidural lipomatosis. Mild spinal canal stenosis. The central canal measures 0.85 cm. Mild bilateral foraminal stenosis.* L4-L5: Intervertebral disc is desiccated. Disc height appears maintained. Shallow disc bulge, ligament flavum thickening and facet arthrosis. No spinal canal stenosis. Mild left foraminal stenosis. Patent right neural foramen.* L5-S1: Intervertebral disc height and signal are maintained. Shallow disc bulge with osteophyte formation, facet arthrosis. No spinal canal stenosis. Moderate left foraminal stenosis. Patent right neural foramen.IMPRESSION: 1. No acute abnormality of the lumbar spine.2. Multilevel lumbar spondylosis. Mild spinal canal stenosis at L3-L4.3. Multilevel foraminal stenosis, moderate at L5-S1 on the left. Otherwise, mild foraminal stenosis at additional lumbar levels as above.Electronically signed by: Matthew Darce MD 09/19/2024 04:57 PM CDT RP Workstation: 109-0303GVM

 

[DustyDuds]

From reading your report it looks like you need a laminectomy which is an outpatient procedure (I had one done last year due to similar symptoms that you have described). Pain relief would be immediate and surgical wound recovery is quick.

I hate to see you experiencing such pain and I don’t believe it is necessary to continue in the state you’re in but I also respect your decision to remain status quo as only you can determine what’s best for you.

 

[baboon]

From reading your report it looks like you need a laminectomy which is an outpatient procedure (I had one done last year due to similar symptoms that you have described). Pain relief would be immediate and surgical wound recovery is quick.

I hate to see you experiencing such pain and I don’t believe it is necessary to continue in the state you’re in but I also respect your decision to remain status quo as only you can determine what’s best for you.

Being on Medicare one has to jump through there hoops before anything. A laminectomy sounds like something that works, or paralyzes the patient. Either way would require a road trip to Bryan/College Station. I would have to be pretty loaded up on a return ride home. Both my regular doctor and the orthopedic guy tell me I need to change my Medicare Advantage plan. So in the meantime I'm going to Need stronger pain meds.

 

[DoubleDuty]

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.

Sorry to hear that. When your back hurts you can't do a thing. Hope it is easily fixable.

 

[baboon]

Sorry to hear that. When your back hurts you can't do a thing. Hope it is easily fixable.

When I went for the MRI the technician ask so your having some lower back pain? I replied only for the last 40 years.

 

[DoubleDuty]

When I went for the MRI the technician ask so your having some lower back pain? I replied only for the last 40 years.

I had a CT scan of my back and Holy moly is it messed up. I am about an 1.5 inches shorter making me 5'6. I am getting a Napolean complex. For some reason my back doesn't bother me all the time, but when it does hoo boy. Again hope you can get relief.