Guest guest Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 HI , Welcome to the group and hopefully you can find many here to empathize and answer many of your questions or just give you support--- I do not know much about your condition but I do want to say that my PT had a serious accident over 25 years ago and she was married to a radiologist who tried to help her to no avail. But she has recently told me that she has a new drug that has worked wonders for her nerve pain-- called Lyrica--- have you heard of it? Ask your Dr about it; it is to help with neuropathic nerve pain. Annie > > Hello > I am a new member-44 year old woman. > I have been looking for a support group as a way to help with what has become daily chronic pain. > I have been dealing with low back/ radiculopathy since a severe back spasm summer 2003. > > So far no surgery, but that is only due to conservative therapists, physical medicine doctors, a conservative Osteopath and Neurosurgeon. Let me also say that I have had Physical Therapy for about 2 years. > > However this past year I have had 4 epidurals in L5 and the last one last week- no help. The sciatic type pain is pretty much every day, worse in the am and difficult to cope with. Now the Physical Medicine Doctors want me to have a discogram to confirm if it is indeed a disc causing all the pain. > > Unfortunatley there has always been some discrepancy of which is causing the pain- SI joint, or L5. > > So now Im facing the Discogram- yet another painful procedure to which end Im just not sure where it will lead. > > They Physical Medicine Doctor wants to try Prolotherapy in the Discs, but that still leaves me with daily nerve pain. > > It is just kind of a long drawn out, round and round scenario..... what to try next. I have been curious about the radiofrequency treatments. But who knows- I guess depending on the outcome of the discogram they may want to do surgery. > I welcome any feedback. thanks. > > > > > --- > --- wendy.tom@... > --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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