I have had the steroid injections, I have been through physical therapy, and I take the medications that are given to me. I have seen two seperate neurosurgeons and they keep sending me for MRI and X-rays. Then they say it isn’t surgicially necessary at this time. But my question is how do they know when it is time if they aren’t the ones in pain? Is anyone in the same boat that I am? And who wants to get addicted to Vicodin and Soma and still not get relief.
#1 by mistify on February 7, 2010 - 10:26 pm
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The problem is that findings on MRIs and x-rays do not specifically tell who will respond well to surgery and who won’t. Rather, mechanical presentations if they have a certain predictability tend to give better results. The subjective amount of pain is unreliable is well.
The best outcomes of surgery tend to be when there is focal nerve compression that results in a corresponding loss of the nerve’s functioning.
…otherwise, its a crap shoot. When surgery is involved, you never want to make it a crap shoot.
My question to you would be what did you do in physical therapy? How long did you go/how many courses of PT have you had. There may be more speicifc suggestions I can make to you if you have not had certain types of physical therapy.
#2 by future fate on February 8, 2010 - 4:45 am
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If they say surgery is not necessary then there is no reason you can’t get over your pain.
Have you been to a good HMO Diversified Chiropractor before? They can help you get out of the cycle of pain, irritiation, and more tissue damage caused by your problems.