Another op on my back....
 

Got to have another disc removed, this one low down, it's presently pressing on the femoral nerve where the disc is damaged.

Should be done within 12 weeks from today.

driving that old shed has done it, get a newage much comfier and refined:lol:

seriously though sounds painful hope it works out fine!

it might just be easier to rub you out and start again. old codger ;)

bleedin hell mate ! , i hope all gos well on the op,im still waiting for my mri on mine in 4 weeks time

,sciatica now 4 months and counting , i,ll keep my fingers crossed for you

Having one removed was painful enough. Having a second one out dont sound good at all. I hope it goes well for you.

I do have to wonder what sort of impact the house restoration has to do with it

anyway hope a full recovery

I'll try and find the link but a study showed that something like 1000 people with no back problems were scanned and something like 40% showed signs of ware...

I've had siatica and a bad back for months now and I don't want to admit it but pilates seems to be working.. Just a shame there is only men in the class :razz:

This one started with a twinge as I got put of a chair on 30th April last year, (yes, the date is carved on my brain in blood), so eleven months and counting.:(

Two hours later, I knew what I'd done, and it just got worse and worse. The wife, of course, reckoned I was putting it on...even when I could barely move and was almost weeping with the constant pain:rolleyes:

Then, after about 3 months it had ALMOST gone back to normal, when I twisted through a gap between the kitchen table and the stove at the French house and it went again: I FELT it go.:(

I've lived the last 11 months on the idea, "if it hurts, stop doing it!" and it seems to work, plus the consultant agreed that was the way to go with back pain.

He reckons the op SHOULD releive the pain....we shall see.....

As for doing up the house being a cause, maybe..........but as I said, just getting out of an armchair here in the UK did it this time, and God-Knows-What the last time, so who knows?

Best of luck with getting them to sort it, and with the op. as well !

dunx

Is it being done in France ?

Shaun

I wish........

Cheers dunx, saw Rich yesterday, nice bloke, got the stuff off him, thanx.

Sorry you have to go through all that again.

Hope it gets fully sorted for you.

Les

That'll give you something else to moan about then ;)

Hope it goes OK for you old chap.:)

LOL, I knew you'd say something like that before I even clicked on the post, you git:D

All the best for a good outcome. Good luck too :)

ive had two disc operations approx 2 yrs apart that was 7 years ago humping gas bottles about now lol ive had 6 removed in total and cant stand up for any length off time feet and legs go numb hence hgv driver any more damage to my back then im finished:(

Are welooking at full recovery and movement afterwards Jeff? What percentage have you been given in retrospect of your previous operation?

:D

They won't guarantee that all the pain will go, but they expect it to, plus full recovery 4-6 weeks.

We shall see..........

Have you received or will you receive any physiotherapy?

4-6 weeks
Wide has spinal surgery about 7 weeks ago removal of a cyst - she's still not over it.
However on the up side, the original back pain she had is now gone.

Anyway, good luck with your surgery.

Had mine done for the third time a couple of months ago, now waiting to have pins & screws :( gutted but what can you do! Hope all goes ok with yours x

Not pleasant at all:(
Hope the operation is a success Jeff as back woes are very debilitating.
I had a consultation with a neurosurgeon recently who dismissed the option of surgery on the basis of too much disk damage. I have four affected disks and he stated the size, complexity and success possibility of the operation was not a risk worth taking. I have been referred for another procedure with a funny name ( a non invasive procedure) so we'll see how that goes.

Doesn't sound good. Hope the op goes ok Jeff and they get you up about. :thumb:

I've got a feeling my back is getting worse as I get older and problems with it since my mid teens. I have trapped nerves in my lower back as I have no feeling in my right thigh. Lower back twinges every now and again but I can cope with that....but maybe in ten years time wear and tear will take its toll and I dread that happening.

The only thing of benefit I've been told is to build up more muscular core strength so my back is better supported. There's logic in that, but if it hurts or traps nerves when doing those excercises its kind of a catch 22.

I hang upside down like a bat... LOL

dunx

P.S. Glad you got the OB O.K. Jeff !

Thanks for all the support guiys, I just have to get the date now.....

Iv had a ruptured disc for nearly 20 years & although I may need an op one day regular exercise & stretches have kept it at bay. Good luck Jeff I'm sure you'll be fine.

All the best, Alcazar.