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Spinal stenosis group chat
Generalsciatica
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Hello! Is this the spinal stenosis chat group? Thanks Spiceman for the suggestions. - Generalsciatica.
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I have had acquired lumbar spinal stenosis since around spring 2015. Wow did it hurt?! Now, not as bad as it was, it still gives me much grief even after all this time. I would like to share my experience with this strange medical condition, or even just compare notes etc. All are welcome, so don't be shy!
Together, yes we can! Kind regards, -
Generalsciatica.
What is interesting is the what you have said about mri scans, in that they do not provide for the symptoms of spinal stenosis whilst standing, for as you know, pain is always brought about by standing and walking.
You have multiple spinal problems and I have only to ask how do you manage and live with them? Perhaps we can benefit by sharing notes.
I see you have met my friend, Justdon! She is a real campaigner and likes helping people with disabilities.
I have read some of the awful points which were made from your experience with St. Tommy's and these are really shocking!! What sort of country do we live in??!
Anyway, nice to talk to you. Please let me know how you get on with your treatment.
They are offering me a procedure called radio frequency ablation! This is where they burn out the rebellious nerve. They cannot guarantee success and I am left at the decision crossroad again. If it is successful, then well done to the learned surgeon, but if it worsens, it is down to me!!
Stay in touch. Together, we can!
Thanks for joining this page. I hope with your campaigning skills, we can add some real value to helping each other out, especially with hints and tips of how we are all coping with chronic pain. Not a pleasant thing, but at least we all have something in common. These discussions might even lead to some medical advances. Yes we can! With kind regards,
Gen.
spondyloarthropathy, spondylarthritis.
canal stenosis with posterior disc bulges at L2/3 and L3/4, sagittal and axial T1 and T2, degeneration of lumber spine, injection offered and refused, (grounds of it can make you worse, taken tablets on offer instead) that was 1999, now in hindsight maybe wasn't the greatest of choices, as the tablets long term have given more more issue than a cure
I see you have lumbar levels, and thoracic levels, which is alarming! I can only hope you are managing these conditions, as best as you can.
Thanks also for your comment on the spinal injections. I have had two now, without any improvement. In fact my leg is weaker since it was done.
Please continue to post more discussion, if you like. It often helps more than trawling through the internet, looking for advice but only becoming more confused! Kind regards,
Generalsciatica.
what started off in a pain in the back ended up being both legs and lower back, while tablets helped at first, over 20 years of taking them, i know have bowel, bladder and kidney issues from long term use, so IBS, high blood pressure and just about everything else but i'm still alive and kicking, so can't complain, could be worse, then again DWP says i'm fit and well, so what do i or the Doctors know lol, so now looking for work thanks
I am presently taking tramadol and co-codamol regularly and could not function without them. Are you saying it is a good idea to try and discontinue them completely?
The DWP routinely close my claim after every assessment. I have over 7 expert medical opinions which agree my condition, whilst the only opinion which disagrees, is that of the decision maker of the DWP, who has no medical qualification whatsoever! I got tired of filling in forms all by myself and now have a welfare benefits solicitor to do the paperwork and appear at tribunal. I am not rich but had to save up for it. A suitable welfare specialist solicitor would trounce the DWP, at tribunal with the evidence you have of multiple spinal injury.
The DWP are well known for their failures in their duty towards disabled people, and if you are not getting the benefits which you deserve, I would like to encourage you not to give up. I'm on your side, because I too have suffered the systematic abuse, with my case against the DWP.
I hope you don't give up. Not that money will solve all of your health problems, but getting the right amount of benefits, which you DESERVE, does take the sting out of being poor.
Really nice to hear from you. Thanks for replying. Kind regards,
Gen.