Archive Herniated Disc - Ohio Chatter

Classyposter58

Posts: 6,321

Oct 31, 2016 12:19am

Just wondering if anyone on here has done this before and what it was like for you? I did this in late September pinching both of my sciatic nerves which has caused a ton of pain and swelling in my legs and feet.

Because of this I've been on work disability as they won't let me come back to work this banged up as it is a factory setting and they don't want it to turn into workers comp. Has anyone else been hurt for this long by their disc? Lol it is not fun

GoChiefs

Posts: 16,754

Oct 31, 2016 12:40am

Herniated disc in 6.

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sportchampps

Posts: 7,361

Oct 31, 2016 2:28am

Avoid surgery at all costs. My best friend got his first back surgery at 16 and has since had two more in the following 16 years. He has good month and bad days but never fully been able to do everything he would like. Now he having pain in his hands when he grips onto something for too long and they think it's connected to his back pain and want to go back in again.

I think ink his last surgery kept him from working for 3-4 months.

ZWICK 4 PREZ

Posts: 7,733

Oct 31, 2016 5:37am

the Detroit tigers had a herniated disk. they were out since last august though, not September. They were hurt a lot worse than you, thats for sure.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Oct 31, 2016 6:28am

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1820455 wrote:the Detroit tigers had a herniated disk. they were out since last august though, not September. They were hurt a lot worse than you, thats for sure.

What's crazy is I was at a mud hens game at it took them half the time to get a herniated disc than a MLB team.

ZWICK 4 PREZ

Posts: 7,733

Oct 31, 2016 6:30am

like_that;1820457 wrote:What's crazy is I was at a mud hens game at it took them half the time to get a herniated disc than a MLB team.

I mean... have you seen the Tigers herniated disc though?

arnie palmer

Posts: 198

Oct 31, 2016 8:57am

What treatment have you tried? Physcial therapy? Shots? Chiropractor re-alignment? TENS machine? I would try all of these before surgery, as these have all helped me to some extent, but if your pain lasts longer than a month, you probably do need surgery.

I have had this problem my entire adult life and have had 2 surgeries. First one in 1994 and then second one in 2014.

Everyone is different, but for me after both surgeries, I felt immediate relief and was back to work and feeling great in a colple weeks. Both of my discectomy surgeries were on the L4/L5 disks which are some of the most common disks that cause sciatic nerve pain.

I recommend you going to see Dr. Richard Brower at Crystal Clinic in Akron, OH. He did my first surgery and then recommended a surgeon in Charlotte, NC for my second surgery as I now live in NC.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Oct 31, 2016 9:41am

Really classy LT and Zwick.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Oct 31, 2016 9:44am

sleeper;1820477 wrote:Really classy LT and Zwick.

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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Oct 31, 2016 10:11am

sleeper;1820477 wrote:Really classy LT and Zwick.

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Oct 31, 2016 11:15am

Pinched a nerve in my back in like '08...worst injury of my life. Back injuries are the fucking worst. Dr told me that I likely wouldnt ever run my 5K races again. It. SUcked. Seemed like the more I babied it though, the longer it lasted so I started to be a bit more aggressive and luckily.......after 4-5 months i started to feel somewhat normal.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Oct 31, 2016 11:19am

like_that;1820457 wrote:What's crazy is I was at a mud hens game at it took them half the time to get a herniated disc than a MLB team.

Spit water on my lunch.

Tried to rep but must spread more around it said. That feature needs tweeked since there are only 25 of us.

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Oct 31, 2016 11:25am

Ironman92;1820504 wrote:Spit water on my lunch.

Tried to rep but must spread more around it said. That feature needs tweeked since there are only 25 of us.

I find it unfathomable that you even repped him at all let alone too often that you must spread it around.

Musta been a mistake.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Oct 31, 2016 1:56pm

thavoice;1820509 wrote:I find it unfathomable that you even repped him at all let alone too often that you must spread it around.

Musta been a mistake.

I rarely rep anyone because it's a pain on my phone to go to web view, log in etc. I prefer a like button.

It was funny as hell. Still laugh when I read it.

Classyposter58

Posts: 6,321

Oct 31, 2016 2:48pm

thavoice;1820499 wrote:Pinched a nerve in my back in like '08...worst injury of my life. Back injuries are the fucking worst. Dr told me that I likely wouldnt ever run my 5K races again. It. SUcked. Seemed like the more I babied it though, the longer it lasted so I started to be a bit more aggressive and luckily.......after 4-5 months i started to feel somewhat normal.

Yeah it's the L4 disc I guess. They're going to do a set of two injections spread two weeks apart to clear it up. The disc has mostly healed, it's just the sciatic nerves that still suck.

I do agree though, it's ridiculous how much constant pain this is. I'd of rather broken a bone lol

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Oct 31, 2016 2:49pm

Classyposter58;1820589 wrote:Yeah it's the L4 disc I guess. They're going to do a set of two injections spread two weeks apart to clear it up. The disc has mostly healed, it's just the sciatic nerves that still suck.

I do agree though, it's ridiculous how much constant pain this is. I'd of rather broken a bone lol

I never got that far into my diagnosis..just that it was a pinched nerve etc but yeah, I have had broken bones, torn ligaments.......a bad back was by far the worst and most hindering injury.

bases_loaded

Posts: 6,912

Oct 31, 2016 4:22pm

I go in the 7th to have L3/L4 discectomy and laminectomy. Dr. Wake didn't think injections would work so being early 30s him and two other doctors recommended surgery. My left legs been numb for 8 weeks and until last week had drop foot in that leg.

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Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Oct 31, 2016 4:22pm

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1820459 wrote:I mean... have you seen the Tigers herniated disc though?

WOW! HAHa I mean honestly

bases_loaded

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Oct 31, 2016 4:23pm

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Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Oct 31, 2016 6:57pm

I have Ankylosing Spondylitis, so you can fuck right off with your back "pain" and complaints...lol

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rip34

Posts: 55

Oct 31, 2016 8:31pm

I'm a physical therapist and if your leg has been constantly numb for 8 weeks and now you have foot drop you need the surgery. Hopefully you will wake noticing immediate relief.

bases_loaded;1820626 wrote:I go in the 7th to have L3/L4 discectomy and laminectomy. Dr. Wake didn't think injections would work so being early 30s him and two other doctors recommended surgery. My left legs been numb for 8 weeks and until last week had drop foot in that leg.

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rip34

Posts: 55

Oct 31, 2016 8:34pm

Bases loaded .....Your L4-5 disc is protruding also. Do you work as a laborer?

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rip34

Posts: 55

Oct 31, 2016 8:40pm

Look online for Mckenzie extension based exercises. It's a gradual progressionof extension exercise that should help remove the pain from your legs towards your back. if you go to physical therapy ask for a therapist trained in Mckenzie . I've been a PT for 16 years. An inversion table may help.

Classyposter58;1820589 wrote:Yeah it's the L4 disc I guess. They're going to do a set of two injections spread two weeks apart to clear it up. The disc has mostly healed, it's just the sciatic nerves that still suck.

I do agree though, it's ridiculous how much constant pain this is. I'd of rather broken a bone lol

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Oct 31, 2016 10:34pm

Impressed we have someone useful posting on the forums.

A good break from all the trolls and assholes.

BRF

Posts: 8,748

Oct 31, 2016 10:41pm

And on that note......

I have a weak back.

When did you get it? (You might ask)

Oh...... about a week back.