Hey everyone! I have not posted in a while and I read that at least a few have wondered where everyone has gone to so I thought I would start a new post. I have finally got approval for a...
hanks for the replies. Right now surgery just does not sound good. Maybe I will feel differently down the line. I got a copy of the MRI report today. confused Here are the highlights (lowlights?):...
Well my PCP called me today with the preliminary results of the MRI I had yesterday. He used alot of words and here they are: broad base disc protrusion central canal stenosis ruptured disc involved...
Hello, I'm glad you are back on the right track with your meds. Maybe your pain doc was worried about prescribing the Oxycontin. I've read on WebMD that the DEA really watches Dr.'s that prescribe...
Thanks for the info quahog. I have never heard of that and will definitely look into it. My PCP has put me on Neurontin and I am hoping this will help with the burning and shooting pains in my back,...
Thanks for the info TD My PCP has been hesitant to give me any other pain meds. I think he would rather send me to a pain doctor, which he said he was going to do, but then he referred me to this...
Hello all! I am new here, am 32 years old, and have chronic low back pain. I have also been on Vicodin for 4 years and wonder what the effects on my liver are. Does anyone think that I should be...
Thanks for the info Gramps. I forgot to mention that the neurologist has also scheduled me for an EMG and NCS LE's (nerve conduction study lower extremities?) on 12/12/07. I hope I won't need them;...
Thanks for the replies. The best way I can describe my back pain is a very strong ache with a burning sensation from my low back to the tip of my tail bone. I also get sharp shooting pains down both...
Hello all! I am so glad to have found a place to vent my frustration. I have had chronic low back pain for over 4 years now which has recently worsened in the last few months. The pain used to be...