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disc prolapse for 6 weeks HELP!!!!

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HI IT`S me again Iposted a few weeks ago under the heading prolapsed disc for 6 weeks and i was awaiting a scan.

I had my scan last week, I was lucky as my doc sent me to a private hospital for the m.r.i and to see a spinal consultant 30 mins afterwards. Anyway I have had it confirmed that it is a L5/S1 and I have nerve root irritation, The right ankle reflex is absent and I have diminished pin prick sensation in my right foot. He advised me to continue physiothearapy doing core stability work and if the improvement is still not satisfactory he thinks its best to have x-ray guided nerve root block on the right side of S1.

Can anybody tell me what this involves, How painful this is, And if this works as i am needlephobic and I do not want to go through having that done with no good outcome at the end!

This loast week i have been experiencing alot more pain and pins and needles in the right foot and leg and suddenly the morphine does not seem to be working I went back to my g.p yesterday and she feels after examining me there is more deteriation in the right side, But again as she feels im so young 28 [ 29 next week!!] she doe`s not seem it necessary to operate unless it becomes an emergency i.e incontinence. Well i now feel so p****d off it`s like i have to become incontinent and suffer more before something gets done to help. To top it all i have been unable to have physio for over 2 weeks because my physio has gone on holiday [ lucky him, Wish i was well enough to!!] and as iam his patient i cannot see anybody else THANK YOU N.H.S.

All i want is to be out of this pain have a decent nights sleep lookafter my child and go back to work living a normal life again, Please can somebody out there give me any advice on how to lie comfortably or any tips to make things a bit easier at the moment i feel like i am going slowly bloody mad!!

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  • Guest
    Guest

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    :cry: Oh Kelly bless you I know exactly what your going through -pain/kids /just wanting a normal life. I had op in march and 4 weeks later I had a relapse pain I never want again and I had the nerve block I can state that I did not feel any pain at all during the procedure- I think the tramadol had kicked in at that point. I had no feeling for about 12hrs and after that touch wood it was like someone had waved a magic wand and taken all of the pain away. I am now hopefully somewhat normal back at work etc. Kelly I really hope you get sorted I know the block doesn't work for everyone but I would definately recommend it. You don't see the needle as your laid on your front. Happy Birthday 4 next week it's mine too!!
  • Guest
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    Kelly I don't know if it will help you but I bought a BEAN from JJB I lie on it to stretch out every night and it definately has helped me it is designed for core workouts but obviously you would have to check out with physio if it's suitable for your injury.
  • mathews
    mathews

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    Hi Kelly

    I have just been treating one of my new female patients with more or less the same symptoms except she has had them on and off for 11yrs.

    She has all your symptoms and had a bulging disc, but I realised it was not the fault of the disc but a twist to the pelvis. When I say twist, her left Illiac Crest was being pulled down towards her knee by Fibrotic muscle tissue in the Rectus Fermoris and Sartorius muscles, which are situated on the front of the Thigh. If you want to test for this ask your 'other half' to roll his forearm along your left anterior thigh and then compare with the right one. If I am correct he will find what appear to be knots in the muscle a bit like corrugated iron to the left thigh. My patient is about 80% better and I am now enrolling her to Pilates classes to build up the core stability of her Trunk musculature which have become very weak after two births, one of them being twins.

    Regards

    Dr. A. Mathews

    Osteopath and Physiotherapist. PhD.

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