Spinal Stenosis

[Wild Bill]

Good luck! As others have stated, stick with the PT and be patient with your body as it heals.
I'm sure you'll be back in good shape before too long.

 

[jabber]

I am at home. Dr said it was successful. No pain in legs but my back wheee he made the cut hurts like hell. But I got meds for that.

Now UT needs to do better

 

[jabber]

Thanks for all the thoughts and comments

 

[Vanishe187]

Good luck. Been dealing with back pain 19 years now. Dr doesn't want to do surgery due to my age. Hopefully you get some relief back pain is the worst.

 

[fishing4sanity]

Hope you're feeling better @jabber
I gave up on the PT and injections and went with surgery Sep 30th. Things are much better, not perfect but still much better. 15 months of not being able to lay down in a bed made me a grumpy ol' cuss, still a grump but the back isn't the primary reason now.

 

[jabber]

I got my full release last week. It was the best thing I have ever done. No pain in the legs and the back is almost pain free, just have a little every once in a while, but I really believe that is the muscles not being used to working and just being sore.

 

[44hunter45]

Following.

It's good to hear you have relief.

My knee doc recently told me that what seems to be knee issues may be stenosis/sciatica.
I am scheduling a back pain evaluation.

 

[Matthew57]

I got my full release last week. It was the best thing I have ever done. No pain in the legs and the back is almost pain free, just have a little every once in a while, but I really believe that is the muscles not being used to working and just being sore.

That's great to hear, i'm happy things are going well. I've been having some back issues the last couple of months, hoping physical therapy will help with it.

 

[noharleyyet]

I got my full release last week. It was the best thing I have ever done. No pain in the legs and the back is almost pain free, just have a little every once in a while, but I really believe that is the muscles not being used to working and just being sore.

Just seeing this jabber, good news.

 

[IDFireLass]

My back has been bad for years. L4 L5 look like a Z. This last year has been almost no sleep for me. Maybe at best 5 hours a night. Some nights I'd end up sleeping in my chair.
Anyway got really tired of it seeing a chiropractor and he suggested red light laser. I'll have my 4th visit tomorrow. But I also bought a belt he developed for lower and sciatic back pain.
It's all working. I'm sleeping fully of night and getting up with little to no pain.

Now if I could get the left shoulder rotator cuff to heal I'd be good to go.

 

[300xbm]

I feel for everybody on here with injuries have herniated the disc between my L4 and L5 in my mid twenties. Biggest advice I can give is Stay Active. Body weight exercises and stretching daily.

#1 killer in our country, in my opinion, is a Couch!

 

[Akcabin]

I just had a knee replacement and going back to the surgeon today about my back pain. I want to be in as good of shape as I can. I have grandkids to teach

 

[Dave N]

I just had a knee replacement and going back to the surgeon today about my back pain. I want to be in as good of shape as I can. I have grandkids to teach

Good luck and glad to see you back!

 

[Shmeegs28]

I hurt my back about 2 1/2 years ago lifting about 20 pounds and turning with it. Been doing pain management, injections, pills & PT, for the pain I am having in my back and my legs since then. They have had moderate success. But the pain has been getting worse and the procedures not lasting very long so I decided it was time for the next step because I did not want to continue living like this. Tomorrow I will be going under the knife to have a Laminectomy which is where they go in and remove a portion of your spine to relieve the pressure from the discs. I am not going to lie, I am little nervous of the thought of a portion of my spine will be removed but do look forward to not living with the ongoing pain in my back and legs. If you have it in you, give me a thought or prayer, or better yet give it to the dr.

Hope all went well! Im dealing with a similar issue, spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. Have had two rounds of injections with no effect so now doc wants to fry my nerve endings in my spine if not fuse my vertebrae together. I feel your pain and I hope you're doing better!