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mid back discomfort for quite some time

Hi there, I am a woman who is 45 years old. I am suffering from middle back discomfort for some time. Sometimes it really gets nasty. I am saying this without exaggeration. Do you have some advice or something else to say about my condition? Any help is most wanted. Trust me that I will be grateful...

by User avatar caroljean26359

I am scheduled for spinal fusion operation

Answered by a doctor

I’m 45 and I was a healthy woman until the next thing happened to me. One day, while I was cleaning my house, I felt horrible pain in my back. At that moment I didn’t know what caused this, and I thought that it was some back muscle cramp, but I couldn’t move my legs at all. I laid in bed...

by User avatar Guest

SEVERE PAIN 4 MONTHS POST MULTILEVEL DISCECTOMY WITH TITANIUM PLATE

I HAD FIRST SURGERY IN 1992 AFTER AN AUTOMOVILE ACCIDENT. FUSION AT C 6-7. IN AUGUST 2008 I HAD SECOND SURGERY AT SAME LEVEL BECAUSE THE FUSION DID NO TAKE. ALSO, I HAD HERNIATION AT LEVER C 5-6. DR PERFORMED 3 1/2 HOUR SURGERY AND REMOVED BONE SPURS. I WOKE UP IN PAIN AND HAVE BEEN IN SEVERE...

by User avatar LILLIE KNOTTS

PAIN NUMBING SHOTS IN AREA WERE SURGERY IS TO MAKE PAIN LESS

last year i had lumbar fusion L4L5 THEY WENT THROUHGTHE FRONTOF MY STOMUCH DURING MY SURGERY MY SURGEN GAVE ME A BUNCH OF SHOTS ON THE IN SIDE OF MY SURGERY AREA AND MY PAIN WAS A LOT LESS PAIN FULL THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE WHAT WAS THAT CALLED RESON BEING IS THAT IAM HAVING A SURGERY ON...

by User avatar bprice424@charter.net

Brief reflection about limitations and some of their key factors from my personal experience

My childhood was in the 70’s, sorrounded by doctors, lots of medical tests (some of them really painful), medical treatments and plenty of visits to hospitals; it was hard, especially for my parents, who suffered every wrong diagnosis. As a matter of fact, the final diagnosis came very recently...

by User avatar distoweb136881

spinal block

Hi, I am seven months pregnant and my pregnancy is developing normally. When I found out I am pregnant, I decided that I will have a normal delivery. By normal I mean that I thought not to use any drugs. However, as the delivery day is approaching I find myself thinking about how nice it would be to...

by User avatar mable32086

My brother kicked me in the back. Pain!!!

MY BROTHER KICKED ME IN THE BACK XMAS EVE THIS PAST YEAR ANDTHEY SAID I WAS JUST BRUISED UP WHEN I WENT TO HOSPITAL AND PUT ME ON MUSLE RELAXERS AND DAVOCET WHICH MAKE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. HERE IT IS 7 MONTHS LATER STILL ON MEDS . MY REGULAR DOC FOUND 2 FRACTER VERTABRAS AND ONE ON THE UPPER BAC...

by User avatar Guest

ISO excellent hip arthroscopic surgeon in san francisco bay area

I have been diagnosed (CT hip arthrogram with contrast) with a tear involving the posterosuperior acetabular labrum - right hip. I need a great surgeon who specializes in this, preferrably sf bay area, but anywhere in california if that's what it takes. Thanks. Ann

by User avatar ann per

lumbar fusion L4-S1

Please, can you explain me what lumbar fusion is? My mom is going to have one on L4 –S1. I know that they will operate her spine. I saw so much time on time on TV that people have so many complications from those procedures. Is spinal fusion complicated procedure. I need to more about it!!!

by User avatar gollnick2705

spinal fussion surgery

I am going to have spinal fussion surgery in about ten days. I have been dealing with severe back and leg pain for years. I've already had surgery to remove a piece of disk that was causing leg pain. This did nothing for my back pain. They said this surgery should help the constant back pain....

by User avatar razor9069839