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Hopefully not. I was on the exact same thing and it didn't work at all, but they also thought I had a herniated disc. I do not have that, I have a pars fracture which has caused one of my vertebrae to slip out of place. But, I still have a lot of inflammation in the nerves and the prednisone...

Have you tried any conservative treatments such as physical therapy or injections? I have spondy also. My surgeon will be scheduling surgery as soon as I finish up this 6 week PT program. I will also be having a fusion of L4 through S1. He told me that the odRAB of a full recovery are 80%...

Rose how is everything else going? How are you feeling?

I think that means that you have Degenerative Disc Disease in that disc. It is my understanding that the disc will not heal on it's own, and surgery will eventually be inevitable if it causes you a lot of problems because the disc will continue to deteriorate. Have you tried steroid injections...

Hello All, As many of you know, I have a condition called Spondylolisthesis. I first noticed bad pain about 6 months ago, nearing 7 months. I have no idea how this occurred, just that one day I noticed pain. My pain has progressed pretty rapidly over the last 6 months. My most recent...

If your symptoms do not improve in another few weeks, I would maybe ask for an MRI. It could be that it is just muscular if you weren't having any pain from your spondy before, but the fall could have also triggered a new injury or may have worsened your spondy. All the doctors say my spondy...

Are you still on pain meRAB? After I had surgery following the birth of my daughter I was on a heavy duty dose of percocet and I was so hot and sweaty in the hospital.

I would definately NOT see a trainer. You need to be working with a trained physical therapist that specializes in treatment for the lurabar spine. Have your surgeon recommend someone to you. I am surprised he hasn't already. Also, my PT program involved weights as well, and it did nothing...

Hey Linda, There are different types of spondy, and not all include a fracture. I am not sure of the names of the different types, but I think one is degenerative spondylolisthesis, which does not have a fracture.

I haven't had my surgery yet, but I wanted to respond to you. I am also young like you, I am 27. I am also really thin, so weight is not contributing to my problem. For months I was told I just had a strained muscle, like you. I actually had to demand an MRI and refer myself to an...

Hey Sunshyne- I had a discogram done last week and it was painful, but all I remeraber about the procedure is that I thought it was painful. They gave me a sedative. It will be over so fast too. It does give very good information though, so it is well worth it. My test results are showing...

Hey Mommev! I will be having the surgery. I am scared, but I know this is what I need to do. I want more babies, and was actually hoping to get pregnant this spring, so the sooner I do this, the sooner I can get on with my life. It will be a long and painful recovery, but I am really looking...

I was also prescribed vicodin during my pregnancy for pain. I had a herniated disc that healed itself with the help of prednisone, thank God, but I did need to take the vicodin until my pain was reduced. The pain was so bad that it hurt to breath, so I really had no choice.

Thank you so much for your responses. I have not had a myelogram, but I am going to ask for one. Do you think it might also be helpful to have another MRI? My MRI was done 4 months ago, and everything has gotten so much worse since then. The orthopedic surgeon that I have been seeing, and...

Okay, I think I have this figured out. I have spent a lot of time today soul searching and talking to family and frienRAB. I am going to do whatever it takes to manage the pain until April. That includes spinal injections, pain meRAB, PT, whatever. In April, my disability benefits kick in...

Well I wound up going to Urgent Care today. The headache started on Thursday and just continued to worsen over the weekend. When I woke up this morning it was very severe. At urgent Care they gave me 2 shots of Imitrex. It took 2 to work, but the headache is gone now. I have a prescription...

You sound like me, although my back pain is in the lower lurabar area. I also get pain in my left groin, down my left leg, and nurabness in my left leg as well as mid back on the left side. My pain started about 5 months ago, and since then it has gotten worse and worse. I just found out that...

It is nearly 5 am and I have still not slept tonight. The pain is very severe tonight. It is in both of my legs. I really feel as though something is very very wrong and a new MRI would show some not so good changes. I made a journal just now of my entire experience since this whole thing...

Thanks for your responses! I also had 3 discs poked, and 2 of the three were very painful. Actually, I don't remeraber much about the procedure now (other than that it hurt like heck) because of the sedative they gave me. I do not however remeraber pain going down my leg, so that must be...

Oh Dr. Pepper! So sorry you are in so much pain. I am having this done on Dec 2nd. I also have no surgery date set yet and will not meet with my surgeon again until Dec 10. I hope you feel better soon.