Search results

  1. W

    Aquatherapy....

    Hi Jacqueline. the aqua therapy turned my situation around, I am now in tolerable pain. It had alot to do with being in the warm soothing water, it relaxed me and my bones and joints enough to be able to loosen up everything. It's hard to believe that there is more then one thing going on in...
  2. W

    Side effects for Lyrica advice

    Hi Sassy, the sad part of your medical history is you cannot get a doctor to listen to you. The way the health system is set up right now it's all about productivity, they are required to see so many pt's in a short amount of time. The ole'days of doc actually listening and not prescribing...
  3. W

    Side effects for Lyrica advice

    Drugs might be effective and safe if you survive them and if you have no side effects, it is well known by doctors, nurses and anyone who will listen, the side effects of Lyrica can be horriffic, I almost died, I will not sugar coat it. Any medication we take has to be taken with caution and...
  4. W

    Side effects for Lyrica advice

    Hi Deljo, I was prescribed lyrica post microdisctomy for nerve pain, I took it at 7p.m. and nearly died by 9pm. I had seizures, trerabling, didn't know where or who I was, it took me two days to get back to normal. I had a severe reaction, it is a med you do not fool around with, either you...
  5. W

    Scar Tissue treatment after back surgery

    Deb 53 have you tried water therapy at all? When I first started I was sore and it was painful because of moving parts of me that I did not move for awhile. My osteopath doc said "to the water" it's a natural for your body, most comfortable and you can relax and loosen up to some extent the...
  6. W

    4 days post "open discectomy" still sciatic?

    Hi there!:wave: it has been two years since I had my discectomy, your doctor is right settle down!!!!!! I speak from experience, I was alot like you I expected little mini miracles to happen right away, did not even occur to me that all of that surgery would agitate my nerves etc and they...
  7. W

    Pain at 6 weeks post discectomy

    Good Morning Sal, I had pain in alot of unusual places, sneezing and going to the bathroom was one of many, the nerves refer pain in all directions sometimes. Would you be so kind to tell me who suggested a nerve block considering you are so early in your post op recovery. I had a epidural...
  8. W

    Nerve Root injection, really nervous, advice appreciated

    Hi there:wave: I can certainly understand everything you said and I mean everything. I had a nerve root injection done 3 months post microdisctomy, I was in pain and was ready to get relieved of it. My doc said that would be the best way to go. Sorry to tell you but my experience was...
  9. W

    2 month post-op from discectomy L4/5

    Hi there,:wave: just a little bit of info from my own experience. I had a microdiscectomy May 2008, doing great now, however initially when I was 3 months post op instead of letting my body heal (nerves) and giving myself time to recover I had a epidural injection and I wished afterwarRAB...
  10. W

    Scar Tissue treatment after back surgery

    Hi Desert Bloom, thank you for your worRAB of encouragment as well as vital info.I am not giving up on this scar tissue, it is like weeRAB in the garden, to try to get rid of it only makes more of it, surely there is a way one can keep it from strangling its hold on our back and spine, it...
  11. W

    Scar Tissue treatment after back surgery

    Thank you for your response, yes, without a doubt I will report back if I see any smidget of difference in my condition. Scar tissue I was told by my surgeon begins to happen from 6-12 weeks after surgery. He said that is the time element that the scar tissue forms, if you have pain before or...
  12. W

    Pain at 6 weeks post discectomy

    Hi! I had a mircrodisectomy in May of 2008, I had the exact pain you are describing at the time. It will take time, at the very least 3 months for the nerves to heal, they heal very slowly. Please do not be impatient, your body neeRAB time. My healing happened in 3 months segments, first...
  13. W

    Scar Tissue treatment after back surgery

    Thank you Kissa, my scar tissue Kissa is on the inside where my back surgery was done, somehow the healing process produces scar tissue that can get entwined with your nerve root and cause pain. The information you gave me would be so helpful if mine was on the outside. I never gave scar...
  14. W

    Scar Tissue treatment after back surgery

    Hi Everyone:wave: It is now four months post microdisctomy and I still have low back leg and foot pain, I have had epidural injections, P.T. and now I am doing aqua therapy. I have been told water therapy might loosen up any scar tissue I may have. I understand what scar tissue is and how it...
  15. W

    Your thoughts on possible anxiety?

    You might try picking up the book " Hope and help for your Nerves" by Dr. Claire Weekes. It is a wonderful, wonderful book, you just may find the help you are looking for, I know you will find some answers to your questions. I wish you the very best! Blessings!!:angel:
  16. W

    How did diffraction cause a problem to the building of the palm islands?

    The Palm Islands in Dubai was a massive procedure. How did diffraction cause a problem to the Islands? How was the problem resolved? Please Help and thank you in advance :)
  17. W

    How did diffraction case a problem to the building of the palm islands?

    The Palm Islands in Dubai was a massive procedure. How did diffraction cause a problem to the Islands? How was the problem resolved? Please Help and thank you in advance :)
Back
Top