Back Problems anyone?

liberty2003 · November 11, 2006

Ok..i think there should be a lap-band warning added.."loosing alot of weight, will cause you to become more active and hurt other parts of your body lol"..Yep...I went bowling and WHAM, Threw my back out..Please mind that i am only 23 and NEVER had any back problems whatsoever...

I have a bulging disc that is hitting my sciatica nerve..I've been going through physcially therapy thats not really helping now they want me to go see a neurosurgeon?..

My question is ..Does anyone else have this and did they have surgery or not? and how are you now?

Thanks

beachgirl · November 11, 2006

Oh Lord,

Kristen I feel for you. I've had neck and back surgery and I'm worse off than I ever was. I've lost over 50 pounds in the last 4 months and doesn't help a bit. I take Loritab 10's like they were candy and they've given up on anything helping me. I pray it will get better on it's on. The knife has ruined me.

mypov · November 12, 2006

Liberty- So sorry to hear you are going through this. This hasn't happened to me personally, but over the last 4 years my dad has gone from 375 pounds to 235 pounds and become an avid cyclist. Well, after a bad fall off the bike he began to have back problems and turned out he actually had 3 bulging discs. The doctor actually said it was probably only aggravated by the fall, not the main cause. The nerve damage got bad really quick after his the fall though, and he began to have pain constantly coursing down the nerves to his legs and started to lose the ability to move his feet. HE was terrified of course. Anyway 1 month ago he underwent back surgery to shave down the bulging discs so they wouldn't be pressing on his nerves anymore. Now he is one month out and uses a cane to steady himself a bit as the sutures are still healing but he feels 100% better and has more energy than I do! His doctor has given him the go ahead to get back on his bike in about a month. Needless to say, he is thrillled.

So surgery CAN be successful (poor mysherrijo ). If you decide to go that route, I Hope your recovery is as successful as his was!!!! Good luck!!

PS-While originally his PCP recommended a neurosurgeon, he ended up going to an orthopedic surgeon who was the one who shaved down those discs. don't know the whole procedure but let me know if you want more info!

Parvathi · November 12, 2006

Ouch!!!

I had a bulging disc once after buying a brand new pair of roller blades and trying them out for 15 mins. Did really good, then decided to head home .. rounded a corner to hit the sidewalk, feet went out in front of me, landed on my bum. I never knew something could hurt like that!

My fixed itself up with LOTS of rest and going to an osteopath for several months. I would definitely look into other alternatives before going down the surgery path though.

Good luck with your recovery!