merry freakin christmas to meeeeee

**tljohn123** · 11-29-2006, 12:10 PM

So my back went out again. This time is really fun...I have hardly any feeling in my left side and extremities are cold. And can't stand up for more than 5-10 minutes without my legs trying to give out. I have an appt. with the spinal institute tomorrow. And I'm out of work until they figure out whats going on. Been the ER twice because of the pain....first dr. tells me it's a kidney stone. Ummm....excuse me! I know it's not! So then he tells me that its probably nothing because my xrays from July looked fine! WTH! Tells me to follow up with my primary----went to see him, that one tells me the muscle weakness, the coldness, everything I'm going thru is 'normal'! This just boggles me! But yet, when I went to work, I had a chiropractor take one look at me walking---and in literally 2 seconds tells me I have something out of place, either a bulging or herniated disc. Told me everything I was going thru. Now how can that be? GAHHHHHH!

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**Fred12** · 11-29-2006, 01:54 PM

I would go see a chiropracter before I would let anyone ever cut on me. Medical doctors are so quick to give pills and start cutting when you may just need an adjustment.

You asked how can that be? Because he knows, just give him a try what have you got to lose?

**Eyore** · 11-29-2006, 01:58 PM

Get a MRI done on your back. I had herniated discs and they didn't show up on X-Rays only on the MRI. I would bet it is herniated. I ended up having surgery for mine. Hope you feel better soon.

**moogle** · 11-29-2006, 02:21 PM

Had my back surgery about a year ago - well, really neck surgery.
My herniated disc started out as a stiff neck. Then muscle spasms in
my arm, then I could hardly move my left arm, and the pain!!!!
Constant pain in my arm.....I lived on Ocycontin (spelling?) for about a
month before my surgery. Nerve pain really sucks!

If they finally decide you do have a herniated disc and need surgery, don't
be afraid of the surgery if it is in you neck - mine was between C5 and C6,
if I remember correctly. The first thing I remember in the recovery room
was that my arm didn't hurt anymore, and how good that was!

Keep us posted! and Good Luck!!!!

**Fred12** · 11-29-2006, 03:34 PM

Please at least try a chiropracter first before letting anyone cut on you.

**loveswolfs** · 11-29-2006, 04:50 PM

I hope you start feeling better soon and they find out what is wrong with your back. I have back problems too. I can blink and the dang thing gos out

**queenangie** · 11-29-2006, 07:04 PM

So sorry that your back is giving you fits!

(((Hugs)))

**tljohn123** · 11-29-2006, 08:14 PM

I'm not afraid of getting surgery.....much that is lol. I've never really considered going to a chiropractor...but a lot of people swear by them. I have had an MRI done, but the doctors then said it looked perfect and couldn't find anything wrong. My appt. is at 11:30 tomorrow and they are going to do more xrays. Hopefully something will show up this time. All I know is the muscle weakness is really getting to me. I tried to stand up for a bit to fold up some clothes...not many. But I had to prop my self up because my legs wanted to give out again. I'm sick of this.

**moogle** · 11-30-2006, 04:15 AM

Sure sounds like a herniated disc, but lower than mine was.
Mine effected my left arm. I couldn't lift it or anything. When I
was standing up, i could only swing it forward a couple inches.

One of the guys I worked with had problems that sound like yours.
His herniated disc was in his lower back.

I went through 180 oxycontin, 40 darvocets, 20 vicodin in the one month
before my surgery. The pain pills didn't hardly take the edge off the pain.
Since the surgey, I've been through maybe 10 - at most!

I hope they find out something today! I'll be thinking of you today...

**MistyWolf** · 11-30-2006, 06:22 AM

Good luck at the doctors .. hope they find what the problem is and fix it for you.

**tljohn123** · 11-30-2006, 01:19 PM

Back from the doctor...she thinks I have a herniated disc. And I'm off work for two weeks. I go for an MRI on Monday, so maybe we'll see what it is. And there is degeneration in my back as well.

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