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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 200882" data-attributes="member: 367"><p>Ouch Paddle,&nbsp; Sorry to hear that.&nbsp; You are getting good advice but I'll ad my 2 cents worth.&nbsp; &nbsp; I had L4- L5 fusion by Dr Eickman&nbsp; in Fargo a few years ago I still say that was the best day of my life..&nbsp;&nbsp; Had several MRIs over the years and Dr's kept telling me it was arthritis and take aspirin.&nbsp; &nbsp; When I hit my 50s shit got real and my Right leg kept going to sleep and&nbsp; PT kept making it worse .&nbsp;&nbsp; I was busy with work and pretty much tried to shake it off&nbsp; till it finally got to where I couldn't function but still MRIs didn't look that bad , Bulged disks and arthritis but they reassured me it wasn't that bad.&nbsp; .&nbsp;&nbsp; Finally asked Dr to quit shoving PT down my throat and let me try a chiropractor.&nbsp; I was scared to even try but nothing else had worked , Chiro took Xray and asked has anyone ever talked to you about surgery ?&nbsp;&nbsp; He was gentle and did a little adjustment and shock treatment and next morning I felt good but it only lasted for a day .&nbsp; &nbsp; I was scheduled for injections about a month later and in the mean time I tried inversion table and the next day I couldn't get out of bed but I&nbsp; felt like&nbsp; million bucks the day after that and almost cancelled the epidural but went anyway and they took xrays&nbsp; and sent me home without the shot and&nbsp; told me I needed surgery immediately.&nbsp;&nbsp; My disk must have ruptured from the inversion or when it compressed again and must have let pressure off my nerve.&nbsp; I finished the project I was working on and had surgery a month later.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The best advice I can give you if you have surgery is think One and done if there are any other issues.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&nbsp; was given the option of a full lower back fusion but I wasn't ready to give up my mobility and decided to go with the least invasive and it was a huge mistake, I'm ready for round 2 and dread the thought .&nbsp;&nbsp; That's just my back and no two are the same but I made a terrible mistake by choosing the less invasive route.&nbsp; &nbsp; I wish you luck.&nbsp; &nbsp; Don't put it off like I did and stay off pain meds if you possibly can.&nbsp; &nbsp; Pain meds did nothing for my pain but sure gave me brain fog</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 200882, member: 367"] Ouch Paddle, Sorry to hear that. You are getting good advice but I'll ad my 2 cents worth. I had L4- L5 fusion by Dr Eickman in Fargo a few years ago I still say that was the best day of my life.. Had several MRIs over the years and Dr's kept telling me it was arthritis and take aspirin. When I hit my 50s shit got real and my Right leg kept going to sleep and PT kept making it worse . I was busy with work and pretty much tried to shake it off till it finally got to where I couldn't function but still MRIs didn't look that bad , Bulged disks and arthritis but they reassured me it wasn't that bad. . Finally asked Dr to quit shoving PT down my throat and let me try a chiropractor. I was scared to even try but nothing else had worked , Chiro took Xray and asked has anyone ever talked to you about surgery ? He was gentle and did a little adjustment and shock treatment and next morning I felt good but it only lasted for a day . I was scheduled for injections about a month later and in the mean time I tried inversion table and the next day I couldn't get out of bed but I felt like million bucks the day after that and almost cancelled the epidural but went anyway and they took xrays and sent me home without the shot and told me I needed surgery immediately. My disk must have ruptured from the inversion or when it compressed again and must have let pressure off my nerve. I finished the project I was working on and had surgery a month later. The best advice I can give you if you have surgery is think One and done if there are any other issues. I was given the option of a full lower back fusion but I wasn't ready to give up my mobility and decided to go with the least invasive and it was a huge mistake, I'm ready for round 2 and dread the thought . That's just my back and no two are the same but I made a terrible mistake by choosing the less invasive route. I wish you luck. Don't put it off like I did and stay off pain meds if you possibly can. Pain meds did nothing for my pain but sure gave me brain fog [/QUOTE]

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