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[Guest guest]

Just need to vent a little! When I was 4-1/2 months pregnant (April, 2003) my

L5-S1 disc herniated (this is the spinal area that controls your legs). Anyway,

never had back pain before that and after the herniation the pain was intense.

It has got worse over the years to the point now that if I sit too long (other

than in my lazy boy) or stand too long, my back pinches up and I can't lift my

toes off the floor. When this happens I sit down with my chest to my lap (kind

of curled over) and within 30 seconds I can move my toes again. I've been seeing

an osteopath for 1-1/2 yrs and a chiropractor since September but it just seems

to be worsening. Every time I go to the chiropractor I'm not straight (one leg

longer than the other) but usually straight when I leave. Unfortunately it

doesn't last. Not sure what else to do! Dr.'s won't take me seriously because I

have MS, although I do not believe this to be an MS symptom and it, nor the

pain, ever occurred prior to my disc herniation!! My MD is the only one who

thinks I need surgery, although I don't want to take this route, its nice that

one person looks past the MS. Any suggestions are welcome!! I have a 4-year-old

that needs her mom!

Oh yea, I was also told I had scoliosis at 17 and when I saw the xrays of my

back at 28, I nearly cried (I'm 31 now)!

[Guest guest]

Dear Robyn:?

I use to have scoliosis.? I had a very good chiropractor.? She had me see her 3

times?a week the first month, 2 times a week the next month, and then weekly,

and then every two weeks and then every 3 weeks.? This took away my scoliosis. I

have seen other chiros, but they just do the weekly thing and that just barely

works.? I have since learned that pathogens, such as lyme, actually eat away the

stuff inbetween your joints.? That?makes sense to me why I had my back

problems.? I am a lymie.? I use to do the curl the knees to my chest thing or

lean over while sitting, too.? When I did it repetitively throughout the day, it

worked better.

Heidi N

From Robyn:

" Just need to vent a little! When I was 4-1/2 months pregnant (April, 2003) my

L5-S1 disc herniated (this is the spinal area that controls your legs). Anyway,

never had back pain before that and after the herniation the pain was intense.

It has got worse over the years to the point now that if I sit too long (other

than in my lazy boy) or stand too long, my back pinches up and I can't lift my

toes off the floor. When this happens I sit down with my chest to my lap (kind

of curled over) and within 30 seconds I can move my toes again. I've been seeing

an osteopath for 1-1/2 yrs and a chiropractor since September but it just seems

to be worsening. Every time I go to the chiropractor I'm not straight (one leg

longer than the other) but usually straight when I leave. Unfortunately it

doesn't last. Not sure what else to do! Dr.'s won't take me seriously because I

have MS, although I do not believe this to be an MS symptom and it, nor the

pain, ever occurred prior to my disc herniation!! My MD is the only one who

thinks I need surgery, although I don't want to take this route, its nice that

one person looks past the MS. Any suggestions are welcome!! I have a 4-year-old

that needs her mom!

Oh yea, I was also told I had scoliosis at 17 and when I saw the xrays of my

back at 28, I nearly cried (I'm 31 now)! "