Spondylolisthesis

Do research on this condition and ask for MRI AS well as seek out 2-3 more opinions on this. 

a pinched nerve usually is a herniated disc and the disc can be repaired by injection or surgery. 

Its painful full to watch our children suffer and we want to do the best for them we can, any meds or bio drugs offed yet?

Many  blessings to help you on this journey!😀🙏🏽

 

Please DON'T DO SURGERY ! Please exhaust all other avenues she's too young. I'm still recovering after four years. Iost the use of my legs for two years.good luck

Brandi71382,

Catch it now before it causes to much nerve damage, once you have nerve damage no coming back from that take it from me, they only waited one year and the damage was done I was only 25 and had a 7 y/o at the time I'm now 45 just had a stimulator removed because they thought the stimulator would block the pain and get me off the pain meds will it was a no go, and the stimulator has to come out last Thursday and now I can feel where my pain is coming from which I think is good cause my dr couldn't get a cat scan because of the stimulator i had in. But please before it gets to bad get it done now so she can have somewhat a normal life, with spondylitis it's kind of hard to have a normal life because as she gets older it will progress with her but at least if you catch it now before nerve damage it could slow it down somewhat look into it get a few opinions. Hope your daughter gets some relief real soon.

Take care of her and do what you think is best for her.

Best of luck

Cynthia ( cindy)

Hello! Sorry for your daughter's condition! I would suggest 2nd and 3rd opinions. Try every avenue you can to get relief! I suffered for 8 years with the same thing, along with tons of damage in my spine, tried everything the docs recommended. I ended up having a multiple level fusion. I feel as though I waited too long, as I have residual damage that will never go away. My surgery has given me my life back. My back is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but pain is no longer my ruler! There are many who have had surgery that was not helpful, but there are also many who have been helped tremendously. It is a huge decision-making process. I wish your daughter the very best!

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's pain and know what she is going through.

I'm now 52 but have suffered with sciatica/lumbago since I was 18.

I tried everything and Imean eeverything.

The only thing that really helped me was Osteopathy. I was recommended to one by a friend and used him from '95 through to 2013 when Ihad ssurgery. He kept me off the operating slab for all those years.

The only reason Ihad surgery was because I lost control of my bladder and was rushed to hospital.

I do agree with Cindy, I think, be careful of nerve damage as it's irreversible, Isuffer from dropfoot as a cconsequence.

Find a trusted osteopath if you haven't tried one yet. Mine helped me for so long.

Ultimately the decision is your daughter's. She is a young lady and she will have to live with the consequence of having or not having surgery.

They made do a decompression and a discetomy and that may change her quality of life. If all goes well she could have a normal life afterwards BUT beware of a fusion! She is too young and not at that point yet.

Good luck.

Wishing your daughter a rapidsolution and a happy, energetic, pain free life.

Keep us posted.

Please have a specialist check her si joints. I wish I had known about these joints prior to my lumbar surgery. Si joint pain can mimic back pain. If she is active she may have injured herself ever so slightly to get her joints and pelvis off balance.  Chiro, therapy, myofascial release, rest, si joint belt can all help with si joint issues.  She is far too young for surgery unless she had a traumatic injury IMO.  Have an X-ray, cat scan, MRI or all 3 to rule this out first.