What Michael said. I have Stenosis in my lumbar vertebrae which is pinching
my spinal cord. That is a very different thing to having damage to the
disks. While I know my problem will get progressively worse, I have found
the shots help for a few months at present. Eventually I will need the
surgery (laminectomy where they remove a portion of the back of the
individual vertebrae to remove the pinch on the spinal cord). There is a big
difference between pinching of the spinal cord by an arthritic vertebrae and
pinching due to a collapsed, slipped or herniated disk. You need to have a
very long talk with your osteopath and both of you decide on a plan of
action. A good doctor should always recommend the least invasive procedure
to begin with working your way up to the surgery. You also need to know
what the success percentage is for any of the procedures and that should
figure into your decision.
Sorry to learn of your back problem and good luck getting some relief.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>wrote:
> Thanks Michael.
> Lin
>
> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Michael Rowe <mdrowe at optonline.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Steroids anyone ; )
> >>
> >
> > Be very careful here. Other's experiences may be for other causes -
> there
> > are many. This is serious medical stuff for body mechanics, not car
> > mechanics.
> >
> > Michael Rowe
> > '74 Bugeyed Midget
> > '60 Sprite kit
> > Long Island, NY
>
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Cheers!!
Jim Johnson
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