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prolapsed discs back and neck

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beachbabe
beachbabe

I am a 39 year old female. I have got 2 discs out in my back and 1 out in my neck, these were caused by an RTA over 2 years ago. Have been on so many different types of pain medicines, tens machine, physio, hydro, traction, pain management. etc.

I am now being reffered to a neuro surgeon at last, hopefully he/she will have some news that will lift me, as i suffer from deppression, and am really struggling with all this.

It has affected my family life, as my gp has told me i have to stop trying for a baby as my back wont take the pregnancy, it is so unfair, that my life has to go on hold, and restricted because at the moment, there is nothing any one can do.

Thanks for listening, I wud be grateful for your feedback.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Hi there i know where your coming from,its a knock on effect isnt it.Though i have had children i would have liked more but this wasnt with my disks,i had cancer in my womb and had it taken away so i know how you feel from a womans point of view on that.Regarding the disc my hubby has had a prolapsed disk which was operated on some years ago and he still has bother with it,he has pins and needles in his arms his neck gets so stiff he suffers with loads of headaches and has gone downhill and thats just with the one disc bother on c5.I do hope you get it seen to good luck with it please post and let us know thanks dawn
  • pat.C
    pat.C

    Posted

    i have had severe painful muscle spasms in my back and neck for 5yrs my dr told me it was just one of those things and get used to it, i went to a private clinic and they referred me for mri scans and have changed to a brillant gp, it turns out i have 3 proplapsed discs in neck 2 bulging discs in back a disc sitting on a nerve a disc tore and severe degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. It took 5yrs to get these answerers, i never had an accident or injury and dont understand how i got like this, im a 38yr old female with 3 kids does anyone know if ther is anything can be done to help. :roll:
  • Darren_Wilson
    Darren_Wilson

    Posted

    Unfortunately there are a lot of us all in the same boat.

    I have serious problems with my cervical spine in that C2-C5 discs have worn virtually completely away & C6 & C7 discs are both prolapsed (have suffered this for the last decade with nobody wanting to do anything about it other than prescribe \"pain relief\" that does not have any effect), and after having a serious problem with my lower spine last year that had me wheelchair bound for 4 months and still walking now with the aid of a stick, I have been told by \"medical staff\" that the last two discs in my lower spine are prolapsed and the disc above is showing wear. The \"specialist/consultant\" missed the prolapsed discs on the MRI which a junior physiotherapist picked up instantly!

    One person tells me not to do anything and to rest constantly, another tells me to keep moving, another tells me to carry on as much as the pain will allow, etc, etc, none of them concur with each other and mostly contradict each other completely.

    Pain relief upto 120mg of Morphine per day has been prescribed with the complete pharmacy of pain relief that is underneath Morphine been tried with various strength doses and combinations with other analgesia and NSAID's/Nerve blocking medication. I refuse to go for nerve root block injections as don't trust them not to allow me to do things I shouldn't be doing and causing more problems without feeling any pain etc.

    All I have ever wanted from the NHS is the treatment that I deserve to be able to live at least in comfort and not agony (which it is 99% of the time!).

    The life I have to live now is not one that anybody would wish an otherwise healthy 36 year old to put up with, but what can I do other than win the lottery and pay extortionate costs to private hospitals?

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