Day 4: Scary doctor talk. He said my disc collapse was different and I would need surgery or I would have pain for the rest of my life. He even suggested I could become paralysed. Sounds like the worst kind of common . How many people do you know with lower Back Pain from a herniated or bulging disk who've become ? The hospitals are just full of patients like that, right? If you listened to chiros, you'd assume the wards are full of paralyzed people on feeding tubes requiring around the clock care to maintain normal metabolic functions. Sure! I'm assuming of course that you've been checked out by a traditional MD and given a clean bill of health regarding any pre- existing conditions that might be behind your symptoms? But it does sound like you've already done that. If you were hit by a car and blunt force trauma broke your back and severed your spinal cord, yes, you'd be paralyzed. But from gut bucket lower lumbar back pain and Sciatica? In any event, you are going in for the MRI today, so that should put your fears at rest. I might add that when I tore my rotator cuff, I too went in for an MRI and the orthopedic surgeon said if I didn't let her operate, my Shoulder was going to hurt forever and my Arm would never work right again. The surgeon said I had a completely torn superspinatus tendon and it would never heal. However, my shoulder stopped hurting in 6- 8 weeks and now it works just fine again. My point is that it's who and how you interpret an MRI image that determines what treatment regime to follow. Obviously, my superspinatus was only partially torn, but that isn't what the orthopedic surgeon . You just have to keep in mind that there are hundreds of thousands of people walking around pain- free each and every day who have herniated and bulging disks. 1992 Teen Talk Barbie Commercial Olaf Lopez. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 19 19. Teen Talk Barbie From 1992. Category People & Blogs; License. Talk:1992 Los Angeles Riots/Archive 1. Please sign your posts to Talk pages. Add a Plot ยป Director: David N. Fall TV Guide 'This Is Us' Find out everything you need to stay up to date with. Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age. If you currently are an injection drug user.
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