panhead
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Back pain,jesus where to begin,entire back area covered with 3rd degree burns, shattered my back at same time,bone fragments lodged in spinal cord unreachable,replaced 4 discs,installed steel rod bolted to spine,multiple multiple surgerys,all this followed by 24 years of non stop pain covered up with high dose opiates every day of my life since then.
Fast foward 6 yrs ago,replacement discs installed 20 yrs ago are worn out & need replaced,this causes alot more pain along with bone fragments that couldnt be reached before causing damage while working their way out,this brings 6 more yrs agony covered up with mass dose oxy & roxy.
Fast foward 9 months ago,leg pain is so bad i cant use the leg,surgery is a must,have fragments removed finally,have worn out discs replaced,have bone spurs ground down,have scar tissue on spinal cord removed via laser,have 2nd steel rod bolted to spine,total surgery time was 7 hours on the table.
Recovery pain so intense that wearing 75 mg fentynal patches were like asprin,ended up taking 80 mg oxycontin 3 times a day on top of wearing the fentynal patches.
Ive been thru hell with my back & every neurosergeon ive seen all 100% agree i will spend the rest of my life in pain & on opiates.
The best non narcotic pain relief for a herniated disc is traction,lower back needs lumbar traction & high back or neck requires cervical traction,with a herniated disc what happens is the disc tears open & the raw nerve pops out from the disc & rubs directly on bone,traction seperates & stretches the spine which takes pressure off the nerve ending,this is why some people see relief from using inversion tables,the weight of the body upside down pulling on itself creates a very mild traction.
Inversion tables or chiropractors in no way compare to real traction,it helps me so much that i bought my own lumbar traction table & cervical traction unit,i give myself lumbar ( spinal ) traction 3 times a week & its better than anything else.
If you doc dont prescribe physical therapy that includes traction find a chiropactor or osteopathic doctor who performs in office traction & your pain will drop instantly.
Fast foward 6 yrs ago,replacement discs installed 20 yrs ago are worn out & need replaced,this causes alot more pain along with bone fragments that couldnt be reached before causing damage while working their way out,this brings 6 more yrs agony covered up with mass dose oxy & roxy.
Fast foward 9 months ago,leg pain is so bad i cant use the leg,surgery is a must,have fragments removed finally,have worn out discs replaced,have bone spurs ground down,have scar tissue on spinal cord removed via laser,have 2nd steel rod bolted to spine,total surgery time was 7 hours on the table.
Recovery pain so intense that wearing 75 mg fentynal patches were like asprin,ended up taking 80 mg oxycontin 3 times a day on top of wearing the fentynal patches.
Ive been thru hell with my back & every neurosergeon ive seen all 100% agree i will spend the rest of my life in pain & on opiates.
The best non narcotic pain relief for a herniated disc is traction,lower back needs lumbar traction & high back or neck requires cervical traction,with a herniated disc what happens is the disc tears open & the raw nerve pops out from the disc & rubs directly on bone,traction seperates & stretches the spine which takes pressure off the nerve ending,this is why some people see relief from using inversion tables,the weight of the body upside down pulling on itself creates a very mild traction.
Inversion tables or chiropractors in no way compare to real traction,it helps me so much that i bought my own lumbar traction table & cervical traction unit,i give myself lumbar ( spinal ) traction 3 times a week & its better than anything else.
If you doc dont prescribe physical therapy that includes traction find a chiropactor or osteopathic doctor who performs in office traction & your pain will drop instantly.
I'm not on any opioids now but that's subject to change soon. I'm seeing a new pain dr after Xmas. Smoking helps me deal with the pain. It doesn't eliminate it but it makes me care about it less. Recently I've been flaring pretty bad (hence the frequent steroid packs, I'm feeling like a major league baseball player) and I've been using edibles. They don't get me as stoned but they help the pain much more.
