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Lumbar lordosis

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louise07547
louise07547

Hi I have lumba lordosis and osteoporosis.  I have taken tramadol and paracetamol for years now and three times had physio. A recent xray suggestted PARS DEFECT but once the consultant at NHS Choices had a look he thought not. I don't like confined spaces so haven't been able to have an MRI although I don't feel every avenuce has been exhausted. I have now been given gabapentin for night pai as amitriptyline had no effect unless I took 3 tablets which then knocked me out the following day as well! Anyone else with lumbar lordosis? 

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  • n8ster
    n8ster louise07547

    Posted

    Hi Louise,

      They have MRI's now that are open and not enclosed . Open MRI's have been around for a while but if you look around I bet you can find one . It is really the only way to really see what is going on with your back .

    • louise07547
      louise07547 n8ster

      Posted

      Hi, the consultant at NHS choices sent me away with another drug and told me to look up the pain tool kit online. He has booked me for physio for the third time in 20 years and said I need to manage the pain as it will never go. I'm not so sure I should just accept that? I'm only 43 so could have a number of years with this pain!
    • n8ster
      n8ster louise07547

      Posted

      He is right, it won't go away till you either fix it or die . It is much cheaper to give you pils than to fix it . I thought I had a hard choice with my back untill I really thought about it , then the decision was easy . I learned one thing , when you are in with your doctor you have a small amount of time to convince them you need a better result . A lot of people try to act tough or don't explain how bad it really is . You have to let them know it is bad and you have to let them know you want it fixed . I went to two doctors. The first doctor said he didn't see anything that bad, so I went to another and said This is horrible and I want to know if you can fix it . This is your chance and you have to be pushy . I had the surgery because I want to try to have a normal life  and theis is the best chance for me . I think it is wrong for a doctor to say just live with it if it is fixable . I believe sometimes you can not take NO for an answer , your young . And there is things that can be done !
    • louise07547
      louise07547 n8ster

      Posted

      Can a lumbar lordosis be 'fixed' though? It seems a lot of the Internet info talks about physio, I have seen others comments on here about operations, fusions but not sure what is available for me? Have you got limbs lordosis?
  • graham6214
    graham6214 louise07547

    Posted

    hi louise ive had the same prboblem for years have you looked into a spinal cord stimulator it the same as a tens machine but you have it surgicly fitted hope this helps all the best graham
    • louise07547
      louise07547 graham6214

      Posted

      Hi graham. Have you had this fitted then? Did your gp just keep giving you medication before this?
    • graham6214
      graham6214 louise07547

      Posted

      yes louise i had it fitted last year it worked for a while but had to have it removed because of complications back on meds  but if you dont try you have nothing to loose and its a out patient op all the best graham
  • audigem
    audigem louise07547

    Posted

    Hi Louise, I have a pars defect and although I had a MRI it didn't confirm it. My consultant tried me on spinal injections just to see if they eased the pain in my back and if they did then it confirmed the pars defect but she said she could see the defect from my xray. I am now having to have a operation on my spine to fuse it together but have been told the waiting list is a year! That's the NHS for you I suppose. My consultant is also worried the defect has slipped forward and caused the disc to slip aswell. Do you get shooting pain through your legs and to your feet? I hope this has helped a little bit, I don't have lumbar lordosis though.
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