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Does anyone here had spinal fusion surgery due to Spinal stenosis and prolapsed disc?
Hi my name is Gertrude. I have struggled with lower back pain for the past 11 years and just managed by my GP with tablets like NSAIDs &pregabalin previously. It was not giving me enough pain relief. So,I was then referred to a spinal doctor and after series of MRI, I was found to have prolapsed disc in L4-L5. At this…
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Low back pain at night
I've been suffering low back pain for the last month. Every time when I go sleep I wake up at 4 in the morning due to pain. Tried to change the bed and matrass with no luck. During the day no pains.
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Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, damaged spine, bulging discs, osteophytes, and cauda equina syndrome
Hi im 47yrs old and have lived with osteoarthritis since i was 12yrs old, which is now in most of my joints. I now have osteoporosis. and damaged my spine in 2005 after a motorbike accident, my pelvis is now twisted i have 3 bulging disc’s lots oc osteophytes and cauda equina syndrome, im in severe pain 24/7 I can’t sleep…
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Nephrectomy needed
Hi. Just wondering if anyone here has been through a Nephrectomy? I was diagnosed with a large Kidney Stone in a failing kidney right at the start of COVID. I have been in constant pain since, and, frankly, off my face on painkillers ever since. I have just heard that I am top of the waiting list now, and wondering when…
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Hi, I'm Lily2019! Been diagnosed with nerve damage to my diaphragm. Do the symptoms ease?
Been diagnosed with nerve damage to my diaphragm tired and exhausted does the symptoms easa
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Perhaps the Wrong Section
In January I started with Diarrhoea No blood, but one time it was red. I don't think it blood.Two weeks ago on bed on phone wanted to break wind. It wasn't. I followed through.Went to bathroom cleaned myself up.Rang Drs at 8.00. Ten past eight they answered. Basically told them what I have mentioned above.Can you get here…
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Walking aid anxiety
Hey everyone Not sure if this is the right place to post this but hoping someone might have some advice. I was diagnosed with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in 2018 and since then it has been progressively getting worse(degenerative condition). It's very rare that I leave my home and will only go out for appointments as I am at a…
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Hi, my name is Anita1957! I have been suffering with sciatica
I have been suffering with sciatica since Jan 16th 2022, is it normal to last this long?
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Hi update on how things are.
hi everyone an update so far on I have been, sorry if I am repeating myself I have had one MRI showed bulging discs and fractures and cracks in my back but not given any advice on what to do next. because of inflammation which they don’t know what it is I have another MRI next Thursday. with my right hand been painful…
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Back Pain
Hi 👋 I was looking online for some answers and came across this forum. Wondering if anyone has any experience/advice they can give me. I have suffered from back pain for many years but for the last year it has worsened. If hoover one room or bed over to clean the bath I am in agony with the pain, it's in the middle and…
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I have Rheumatoid arthritis and Fibromyalgia
Hello everyone. I am Tishi. I have RA & Fibro. I have been working part-time since last year due to ill-health. I found your forum on Facebook.
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Should I get back surgery?
I hope someone has the time to read this and gives me their opinion and advise. Would you get back surgery? I started having back issues seven years ago after I started going to the gym. I would get right sided back pain each time I would get up that lasted for the first 5 steps, it then would go away. I went to the doctor…
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Hi, my name is Barb_Ann! I'm trying to find others with the same symptoms
Hello. I am new to this community. What brings me here today is trying to find others who have my symptoms and to discover what is actually causing my back pain and what are good solutions. I am 67 years old now and had my first bout with upper back pain over 30 years ago. I led a stressful life and probably took on more…
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Struggling big time
Hi everyone I am 62 and my husband is 62 my husband and myself have always worked. I got fibromyalgia in 2009 and ME in 2011 before that I was physically fit always at the gym working out, looking after my daughter who is 34 now, I met my husband in 2000 online we married in 2007. in 2012 I got diagnosed with osteoporosis…
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New to the Forum. Can someone recommend a product that will generate extreme heat?
Hi,My name is Dan [removed by moderator - full name] and I live is the southern most part of the United States. I have suffered with chronic (never ending) back pain since I was 20 years old. I am now 70. I’ve run the gamut for most of the available pain relief options with the exception of operations ( advised against…
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Does anyone else find that cooling their body down, rather than using heat, helps with pain?
Hi there to my fellow sufferers. A question I would like to ask anyone out there. Having looked at the NHS website,a warm bath or pool can help with the pain,we'll for me it actually makes the pain worse.What I do and it works for to cool my body down and try to get as cold as possible.Is this the same for you my fellow…
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fibromyalgia pain
My doctor keeps fobbing me off. He knows I have got fibro as he diagnosed it. Last time I went to see him it was a complete waste of time. He said was I looking for reassurance and did I want him to refer me to the pain clinic which he had done before and it was a complete waste of time. I am now in agony and sometimes…
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Degenerative Spinal Stenosis fusion opp
Hi all I was referred to what I think, is a better hospital for my condition, with the hope that the surgeon there would do the fusion operation on my spine, I have already had xrays mri scan and he wanted me to have a CT scan which is a new one for me. I had the scan 3 weeks ago. I had the telephone appointment today, he…
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Any advice on low laser therapy or acupuncture?
After a botched tailor's bunion in 2019, I had a revision procedure recently. Now I have neuropathy in both feet especially in the toes. Pregabalin does not work; it only masks the symptoms - nor does a morphine patch. Any advice on low laser therapy or acupuncture?
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Chronic Pain Petition
We are a large group of disabled people who suffer from chronic pain. #ChronicPainisNotNICE Chronic Pain can take so many things away from you. Yet, pain relief & similar treatments can provide many patients with some quality of life. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has drastically reduced the…
