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Spine & Spinal Nerve Disorders

Discuss topics related to spinal cord injury, spinal discs, back and neck pain, osteoporosis, sciatica, scoliosis, spondylosis, stenosis, and whiplash on this forum.

lumps in my lower back, they have been causing a lot of pain

I've had these"lumbs" for a few yrs now and they have been causing alot of pain.. I finally got some good medical insurance so I went to a regular Dr and they referred me to a spine Dr. I've gotten xrays MRI and blood work and everything u can imagine. My spine Dr said she didn't see anything and...

by User avatar amber

Concerning Cervical Spine Surgery

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My 80-year-old father was told that he needs cervical spine surgery due to severe encroachment of C4 & C5 on the central canal (as a result of arthritis in his neck). Oddly enough, he has no pain in his neck but has been having balance problems for the past year. I'm concerned that if he has the...

by User avatar Daughter Who Cares77493

back pain and sciatica

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im a 32 year old guy, of average build, always been fairly active...then it happened i was working in my shop, getting some racecars ready for an upcoming event and working 17-20 hours a day, for three weeks straight. after the 2nd week my body was trying to tell me to stop, but as a hard headed...

by User avatar autotechguy

Back Problem and Pain

HiI am 24 years old and went for a back operation last year October 2010, i had to herniated disks, L4 AND L5, i had a laminectomy and disectomy operation. it been 9 months since my operation, and i am still suffering with severe pelvic pain on the right side only that radiates to my buttocks only...

by User avatar tanya2200643

lower back pain and leg weakness

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15 yrs ago had a fall and ended up with L3,4,5 in lower back fused together, 7 yrs later had bones in neck fused. Had a total o 3 surgeries on lower back.Docs say its very risky to operate again because Im a smoker. 4 yrs ago i fell off a ladder and broke both bones in left leg between knee and...

by User avatar jannoday@hotmail.com

degenerative disc disease

I’ve been suffering from back pain and weakness for some time. One day I came back from the work and went to the bathroom. Next minute I was lying down. I just felt. After few days I had complete physical exam and did MRI. Diagnose was degenerative disc disease. I just hope that surgery want be...

by User avatar Guest

Ruptured Disc Surgery/Sciatic Nerve Pain Recovery

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I recently had surgery on a ruptured disc in my lower back L5/S1, it was accompanied by terrible sciatic nerve pain down my entire left leg. I was hoping that after the surgery the sciatic pain would be relieved and completely gone but I was wrong. The pain is still quite prevalent in my left...

by User avatar Guest

stenosis of the spine

Hi, my mother is diagnosed with stenosis of the spine. She already has osteoarthritis so I am very worried about her health. How will this stenosis affect her already damaged spine? The doctor prescribed her with aspirin and some pain killers. I don't see how these drugs will help her with her...

by User avatar norrie19436

lower back pains and mild abdominal pain for past year

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Hi, I have been experiencing intense lower back pain associated with occasional abdominal pains for over a yr now. It originally started with pain in right testical and raidiating into lower abdominal and lower right back. It has since moved to the left lower back as well. Sometimes a very dull ache...

by User avatar critter

Spinal mingingeal cysts

I just received the results from a MRI from my doctor and in the report it reads. Spinal mingingeal cysts are present withthen the right c4-c5,c5-c6,c6-c7,t1-t2, t3-t4, t4-t5, and t5-t6 levelsand withthen the left c6-c7, c7-t1, t2-t3, t3-t4, t4-t5, and t5-t6 foramina. Can you please tell me what...

by User avatar deputyldy20