Medical Endeavors w/ my Herniated and Degenerative Lumbar Disc

Sorry guys. Despite the small amount of time it takes to write up a post,  you just never find the time for the people you care about when you run a restaurant. My apologies! Here's my update: My back took a while to recover from the crisis I had a month and a half ago. Stress is a real game changer, but it seems my back is getting more and more used to it every day. I took anti-inflamatories to help with the process and they definitely helped. The X-rays turned out fine: I work 12-14 hours a day, standing up. My back WILL feel sore after this. But my lower back seems to carry it all. Every time I lay down after a long day, my lower back feels that sort of 'relief' stress.. it's the only time of the day when it really hurts. After a few minutes, it goes back to normal and I feel great. I have felt tiny bits of sciatica every once in a while, but nothing compared to pre-op. Bending, twisting, jumping.. I can do all of them witho...

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My back and legs are finally back to normal. No more sciatica, no more lower back pain. The only pain I feel is a little pressure on my feet from all the standing. Running a restaurant is tough, but my back can sure handle it after getting used to it. Thanks for all your support people!

Well, it sure in hell was a crisis. I couldn't stand the pain. Terrible sciatica and lower back pain. 2 days before that I took over my new restaurant. TOUGH WORK. Standing up all day, doing deliveries, stress, employees, inventory, etc etc etc. I decided to take a day off and fly to Honduras to get an X-ray and MRI. They both turned out fine. No new herniations and the disc is safely in place. I came back a little more relaxed and now that i'm getting more used to my job my back is back to being normal! I did 4 nights straight with a heating pad all day plus a whole bunch of DICLOFENAC anti inflammatory. Now i'm back to normal thank GOD. My job is tough. But things are normalizing and now I just have to deal with the government. Lets hope that doesn't bring on new headaches. Just FYI everyone, STRESS is a big factor in back pain. But it wasn't only mental stress, physical stress can really affect you but once you get used to working hard your back will behave...

It's been happening for a couple of weeks. I've had some serious discomfort when I started training for my restaurant position. I'd be standing up for extended periods of time and I would experience sciatica down both my legs and had very tired lower back (more bony pain than muscular). I'm not sure what has caused this but it could be all the things I did for spring break. That was me overdoing myself and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I'll let you know how things progress.

So I went back to Honduras for Easter break. I invited a whole bunch of friends over to the beach and we all had a blast. Among the activities I tried: -Volleball: I played twice without a single hiccup. Jumping, spiking, falling, sweating.. it felt great. -Soccer: I played beach soccer for a good hour, running, sprinting, and falling.. No hiccups either. -4-Wheelers: I rode bikes on the beach, very bumpy, no hiccups. Our dear friend and orthopedic surgeon came to visit us as well. He wasn't happy. Even though he has no experience with ADR's, his concerns with it have always been the risk that the disc might prolapse into the bone. He says the bone matter never regains its original strength and that I should think LONG-TERM about the durability of the attachment and bone quality. I immediately sat up straight and realized that i'd been overdoing myself despite me being able to do so. I'm almost 6 months post-op living the life of a 15 year old with a fake id. He tol...

-Get a good diagnosis from a respected TOP orthopedic surgeon in the US, preferably someone that does ADR's.. don't do local doctors that only do fusions and discectomies. -Try out physical therapy for 6 months, especially traction and inversion tables. I wouldn't recommend the stem cell route just yet, not until mesoblast has some good preliminary results. If you can get in on the trial, then great! Avoid regenexx for now, I had 0 results and the troubles I went through  flying 5 times to denver weren't worth the hassle or money. Once you have an annular tear, it's almost impossible for it to repair itself. It might help a degenerative disc but you have to remember that the degenerative disc space has very poor conditions for stem cell growth. -Avoid any lifting during these 6 months, do a lot of walking and buy a heating pad for your lower back and use it A LOT to promote blood flow in the area. -If physical therapy fails, go straight to ADR, but only the M6...