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Title: Buggered back!
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 08, 2013, 08:15:58 AM
OK, just to establish the picture . . .

Way back in late '91 I buggered the disc between L4 and L5 (Lumbar vertebrae 4 and 5) - something that was Kipling painful!

Over the intervening years I've managed to survive by being Kipling careful what movements to make and how to make them - e.g. NOT using a Flymo mower!

18 months's ago, it had gotten worserer so I hies off to the quacktors. He sends me orff to the horsepickle physio peeps. They say they can't really help.

So now they sends me for an MRI which clearly shows a thin white line where there should have been 10 to 12 mm of disc!    eeek:

Upshot is that they go for 'radio-frequency de-nervation' of the nerves handling pain signals from the 'facet joints' (sticky out bits on the rear of your vertebrae which stop your spine behaving like a slinky!

That's given me about nine relatively pain free months, but, recently things have gone back to how they were.

Now lots of Kipling painful days and the 'pins and needles' accompanied by loss of power in the legs has returned.

About to make a Quacktor's appointment to start over - planning to ask about  this new treatment  (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2302639/Me-operation-Just-90-minutes-banish-agony-slipped-disc.html)

A long road beckons methinks . . .
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Nick on April 08, 2013, 08:32:24 AM
Identical problem here  NickSick  Donna  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 08, 2013, 09:20:36 AM
Identical problem here  NickSick  Donna  :thumbsup:

Unless Donna's pretty handy with a knife 'n fork (scalpel etc) I doubt she'll be much help. Done physio 'n stuff - no help at all - and that includes cairo cirhro folk that turn you into pretzels
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Nick on April 08, 2013, 09:26:55 AM
I always find I am more erect after I have seen her :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on April 08, 2013, 10:33:00 AM
I always find I am more erect after I have seen her :thumbsup:

I'm talking about my BACK you muppet, not my FRONT!
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Nick on April 08, 2013, 10:34:30 AM
 Shrugs:
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Snoopy on April 08, 2013, 10:40:24 AM
I always find I am more erect after I have seen her :thumbsup:

I'm talking about my BACK you muppet, not my FRONT!

P'raps you need to make a Rod for your back  whistle:
Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: Steve on April 08, 2013, 10:42:05 AM
Identical problem here  NickSick  Donna  :thumbsup:

Unless Donna's pretty handy with a knife 'n fork (scalpel etc) I doubt she'll be much help. Done physio 'n stuff - no help at all - and that includes cairo cirhro folk that turn you into pretzels
Sadly a chiro can move discs around but not rebuild discs so maybe that "new treatment" is the way.  All sort of reads like replacing UJs on a Mini so Growler or BM will be better experts.  Maybe you get your nipples greased in the same hostipal stay

Meantime much sympathy, will alcohol help?


Title: Re: Buggered back!
Post by: GROWLER on April 08, 2013, 10:49:58 AM
Identical problem here  NickSick  Donna  :thumbsup:

Nah. Yours is caused by bending down peeping through key holes trying to catch glimpses of scantily clad young ladees , and standing and leaning against walls, glass firmly pressed to yer ear, you dirty perv.  point: