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I constantly have a feeling that my back is lacking sth, that my injured side is as weak and unsteady as it could gets....
My story started a few years ago, when I was diagnosed with herniated disc, missed the best timing for initial treatment because of family doc said,"no matter what you do ,it will go away."
So I listened to that God and went on with pain, then one day I couldn't bear it any more and ended up with another doc begging for a MRI.

Then it was this reckless young surgeon who basically ruined my back, my life. I am generally not a very nagetive person but I have to say I was in lousy luck. I never had a day without pain since the surgery for almost five years now. I was 23, now 28, will be most likely in pain for the rest of my life.
It is like this, when I laying in bed on my side, with the injured side on top, I pressed the surgical spot with fingers, compare both sides, I could feel there is a huge dent on the injured side.
Is it just in my mind or sth real?
what is your X-ray look like after micro D? I could see a good piece of bone is gone, with the bone taken, the left bone looks like a deep V with only a little bit left on the top ,almost like the bone is gonna snap because ther was not much left between center bone and the left lamina.

am I psych myself out or what ? because of pain, I can't stop thinking about it. And I could never forget every single word the surgeon said to me to get me into surgery, how he changed his attitude suddenly after surgery is done.
Man, why do medical schools take those smart but without any sense of ethics. What is the difference between them and high skilled
butcher?sometimes not even a good butcher. LOL.
This surgeon basically told me,"if you don't have surgery, you will lose your control over your bowel and bladder." after surgery I found out that was a big flat lie, I was herniated L5-S1, not as human I would lose my bowel control becasue of that. Another surgeon, a personal friend told me that. The reason he would tell me is because he practices in another country. He also lied about the surgery itself. As a layman, I didn't know anything about surgery involved bones. I asked him if the bone he cut would grew back, he asid "yes". If I would have known this is permanant deform, I would never tried surgery before I tried sth else, I NREVER EVER had one day of PT or saw a pain doc, but on his medical record, he lied, " patient had tried conservative treament with no relief" I still don't understand what this referred to, all I had was a ONE TIME visit to the chiropractor.
I was not talked to like what he wrote, he basically scared me into surgery.
All those five years of my precious life, I have spent a lot of time depressing thinking this over and over in pain.
sigh, no relief, and the surgeon is living a hell of a good life......
 
helenbestrong,

We would love to help you out and I'm sorry that your continued back problems have brought you to meeting us here.

In most back surgeries it is necessary to remove a small portion of the lamina (bone toward the back of the spine) in order to gain an access opening to the herniated disc. This does not grow back but should cause you no problems whatsoever in the future. It is deep under muscle so you should not be able to feel it with your fingers. What you are feeling could be due to some muscle atrophy as we tend not to use muscles when there is pain involved. I know my leg muscles are clearly larger on one side vs. the other due to my back pain and how I move around.

It is possible to lose bladder and bowel control with some herniated discs, so the doctor could have been correct in telling you this. This is an uncommon, but very serious complication that can happen and I don't think the doctor would have told you this if he/she didn't think it was a possibility.

I have also been an unfortunate person who had an unsuccessful back surgery that didn't take my pain away. I was told there was an 85% chance my surgery would fix me, and I was absolutely in shock when I realized I was in the 15% that didn't get better. Moreover, my surgeon told me after several follow-up appointments that there was nothing he could do and I would have to go to pain management. After seeing countless specialists and 2nd and 3rd opinions, my problem was finally discovered and I will be having a fusion in a week and a half. I'll admit I did start having some negative feelings in the early days, but I decided to put my efforts instead into figuring out what was wrong and getting fixed.

It is clear you are harboring some very negative feelings and I'll have to say that I can completely understand where this is coming from. However, I want you to realize that there is little, if any, good that will come from such negativity, and it can also compound your chronic pain. I encourage you to try putting your efforts instead into finding out what is wrong and trying to get fixed. It's not a minRABet you can change overnight, and it takes a lot of effort and commitment to get there. The choice is really up to you.

It is possible that you still have a problem that can get fixed, and with the right attitude and the right doctor there to help you, you could get back a life that is very fulfilling and rewarding, even if it's not 100% pain free.

Good luck and let us know how you're doing over time - we really do care about you!
 
thank you so much for your kindness.
I am having baggage everyday regarding my current situations. I do need to work on that negativity which only harms me .

About the surgeon, some herniated discs can cause loss of control over bowel and bladder, but not at L5-S1 level, that's why I said "not as human I would...." Believe it or not, I was so upset, at my followup the surgeon was very arrogant, I asked him face to face, quote :"why did you tell me I would lose bowel control if I don't have surgery?" Guess what, there was a moment of silence and he became polite and considerate again, or pretend to be should be more accurate. LOL. And there was absolutely no comment or explaination regarding that question, only the sudden change of attitude. This was confirmed by a foreign surgeon who was a close friend.
There was absolutely no exuse for him to tell me the wrong thing about the surgery. I have the right to know what he would be doing on me .As layman as I was, I would never accept anything that will deform me without trying sth else first. A sensible person would know afte bone loss, there is a possibility of losing stability. He INTENTIONALLY told me a lie to get me into surgery.
Not to mention his surgical skills is just as bad. I would not recommend anyone I know to him.
His office is weired to some extend. when I went to pick up the MRI results after surgery was doing no good. The administrator happened to be at the front desk, she fetched my report and read it, while handing it over to me ,said, quote, "fibrosis at left L5-S1......this is just normal change after the back surgery."
She was a secretary, not even a PA or nurse, and she told me that!! I didn't say anything as I was stunned. The whole experience was as horrendous as it could be. And it was at Baylor University hospital, Dallas.
I guess you are right I need to put this behind and move on, but every so often, when I think back, how I was treated with no dignity and honesty, and I suffer so much from this at this young, I cannot be happy.
Well, life goes on, I cannt do anything to change it. I need to not think about it and move on.
Thanks.
 
helenbestrong,

Best of luck you you in moving on and becoming more pain-free. You're welcome to vent to us anytime and we will be an audience that fully understanRAB how you are feeling!
 
You are so kind, best of luck to you. I hope you are with someone you can trust and will get better.
 
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