Comments on: Spinal Stenosis

By: rachel

rachel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:09:54 +0000

can anyone help ive been out of work for 8 yrs now it started with back pain but like a lot of you ive been reading i suffer all symptoms as well hot from the inside out pins and needles numbness hands down to finger tips down my right leg i can barley walk i use crutches on a day when i walk round doing my weekley shop my daughter has to help me now some days i have to use the wheelchair in the shop they provide them making the bed is agony i hover on all fours i cant stoop for more than a minuite i brought a dish washer so i dont have to stand for to long im on so many different tablets i rattle my doc has told me ive got cronic back pain ive had no mir-mri-xrays IM 44 YRS OLD my 82 yr old neighbour brings my rubbish bin in and walks like a 44 yr old should

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:32:24 +0000

To John McClendon : My Son, Christopher, has had this operation done. It helped with the pain which was so bad he was doubled over, his age 32 yrs old??? He had an accident at work 2 yrs ago and was immediately taken to the hospital, but no follow up work with any Specialist was offered, until he could no longer go to work or do much else. The operation where the implanted a titanium disc offered relief for about 3 to 4 months, but since then it has become increasingly difficult again to get around. He is also back to a life of terrible pain. Think quite a lot before you have this operation. Over here in Canada they go in through the front to get to the spine, I dont know why? but it has left him with a very long fierce looking scar. That would not be a concern if the operation and the disc implant would have worked but it didnt, I am afraid. My heart grieves for my dear son every day, especially since he has a wife who is working 2 jobs, and two young children to take care of…..Dorothy

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:21:16 +0000

This reply is to Robert Tucker. To whoever wrote the comment, the one with Parkinsons Disease, I could not help see through all the pain to a lingering sense of Humour and I wish I could cultivate that in my own situation. It is wonderful to read about a person who is in so much pain and yet has held on to their sense of humour. There are far too many of us who suffer from crippling diseases who either withdraw or are very outspoken about their pain to the point where people “turn them off.”

Your seem very grateful for the time you were able to get around with your legs without too much difficulty. So am I. I am so grateful NOW, but I wish I had taken better care of myself in my younger days. I am 63. The pain is sort of an extension of myself these days, it never goes away and I need a walker to lean on to get around. I never thought I would need something like that until I was, perhaps, in my 70’s as I still feel pretty young inside! Your log cabin sounds wonderful, but I am not sure I like your ending, or maybe, hopefully, I misunderstood it. with love, Dorothy

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:21:53 +0000

Read Nissa’s report on her grandmother’s plans to consult a neuro-surgeon most interesting. I suffer from similar symptoms and have an appointment with a neuro-surgeon this week having been referred by an orthopaedic surgeon. I am lookig forward to read Nissa’s up to date comments on her grandmother’s (hopefully) recovery.

By: Harold Williams

Harold Williams — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:03:03 +0000

I have spinal stenosis for several years. I finally started epidural injections last January 2009. It helped for a little while. I had another injection in July 2009. It helped for awhile. In October 2009, I had a transforaminal nerve block. It really helped but here it is January 2010 and the pains have come back. Not as severe where I can’t tolerate it but I am wondering how many of these you can have (and insurance pay for it) before you have to give up and have surgery. I am probably going to call my doctor and schedule another nerve block shot within a month.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:30:34 +0000

Hi,
I am in the same position as you, sitting is most uncomfortable, I am 67 and have spinal arthritis, degen disc disease and carpal tunnel for many years now, worked 21 yrs at a comp with it and now retired, I walk everywhere and managed to tolerate those bad days in between, the worst thing I hated doing was making my bed, all that bending, I am never seen until mid afternoon as mornings I am so stiff and have to wait for body to pull together, would you care to correspond, not many people understand, they tell me I look so good and I know that they wonder why some days I limp and other days I can breeze along. Take care friend

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:54:20 +0000

hi, my name is jenn, and 4 and a half years ago i was diagnoised with severe spinal stenosis, i am 44 today, have 2 kids, 15 and 11, had two jobs, don’t drive, don’t bus it to work, but walk 1/2 hour to work and home ,, sometimes twice, sometimes 4 times a day,, depending on the double shifts,, on mt feet all day, and i mean all day from 6 am… till 1 am the next…household jobs, washing floors on hands and knees,,,(painful) but i also have ocd so it has to be done that way… 3 level house… climbing stairs up and down all day,, etc..etc… i was diagnosed 4 years ago with this,,, and fibromayagia… i have 5 years till my doctor told me i would be crippled… i have lost 35 pounds,, now weigh 132lbs,, and probably still losing,,, from all the walking i do,,jobs,, kids.. house etc..every day is a great day,, when i can put my feet on the floor and stand up… i am an inspriation to everyone i talk too,,, and they see me,, my family ,,, my co-workers..and my neigbours… ya i have bad days when the weather is cold, damp,, or dry,,, when u live in canada,, u never know…lol…i am on athrotect 500 for the pain,,, i think i am becoming amune to it somedays are horrid,, but when you have spinal stenosis, fybromyagia,, and arthritis thoughtout your body at the young age of 40 and have indeared it through… i know others can as well…i don’t know if it(pain) is the fibro, or the arthritis, or something else… but when i wake up in the morning and can get out of bed weither i want to or not,,, i do it for my kids… and then myself… i have to be strong for everyone else,,, and not to feel sorry for me,, i don’t want that from anyone..so i do it every day… i have one more year according to my doctor till i am cripplied… i won’t take it… without a fight…and fight till the end i will do!!! if anyone needs to talk please feel free to reach me at my e-mail motherwolf1@live.com… stay strong,,, stay safe…

By: Deborah Carter

Deborah Carter — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:02:03 +0000

I have had 3 surgerys and hardware replaced with the third surgery. I felt ok for a while and the pain was not as bad; this was in 2004. I have chronic pain in my lower back, both legs and have taken just about every medication known to man. I deffinately understand your pain! I have to work in pain and take meds and hope I can function properly; especially since I work as a casemanager for individuals with disabilities. I hope someone comes up with a way to measure our PAIN; as well as a medication that works.

By: rieda levin

rieda levin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:59:24 +0000

about a week ago, I had an epidural for the pain I was suffering due to lumbar spinal stenosis. While I am experiencing some relief, I still have pain although now it is bearable (versus unbearable) However, now I am experiencing pain in the middle of my spine as well as the lower portion. Is there a way to halt the progression?

By: Toni Campbell

Toni Campbell — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:31:00 +0000

I have had this procedure done by one the best dr’s I know . After sufferring horrofying pain and long use of countless pain meds for 16 and half months , Dr. Tariq Javed did my surjery and that same day I wanted to get up and dance . There was some nerve damage and stenosis with the pian ,burning ,the whole nine yards , I could’nt take the med effects so I had the spinal cord stimulator put in for a trial , by golly , I wish I had done it soooooner . Dr. Javed is a heaven send … He is located in Marietta and Woodstock Ga. ( 770-422-0444 ) , give him a call you won’t regret it. The happy patient of an excellent team of DOCTOR’S … I must also mention Dr. Hurd of the PainSolution of Ga. what a TEAM…. They have fixed my problem to the point where I feel like I want live again , the pian use to be so baaaaadd , I was begging God to take my life . Now, I Thank Him for my LIFE…. and my DOCTOR’S ……. MRS. TONI CAMPBELL……I truely thank GOD for these DOCTOR’S who really care about their patients……