Spinal Injection Day....

halifaxhops said
My wife has had a few shots, they helped but not long term. Acupuncture actually works the best in her case, she is also on a ton of narcotics which are a pia to get now with all the opioids being abused really sucks for the people that actually need them. Hang in there.

I tried a former of acupuncture...at least I think it was, called dry needling. Not much help. Just curious, is your wife on a pain contract with her doc?

mopar65 said
Wow very Sorry to hear that. I have 4 bulging disc in my lower back. I went through 3 spin shots. It's not that bad. It helped me some. But I don't think it's a long term cure.

Was told that the shots are nothing more than another band aid cure...but truthfully so are the meds. I had them sedate me...had no idea what to expect.

cawley said
Good luck. I know what your going through. I had 2 shots & they did nothing for me. I hope they work for ya. Ive been dealing w/ my lower spine problems for years. It sucks.

My wife had these shots once, years ago. Did squat for her as well...

Rick@Laysons said
Hoping the best for you! Back pain is no fun in any definition of the word....

I've had an old school back surgery way back in the '80's for broken/bulging discs from an on-the-job accident, and since then I've had to have two series(4 injections for each series) of cortisone steroid shots directly into the lower spinal column. These shots had to be administered while under anesthesia, because if I even so much as twitched the wrong muscle during the procedure, I would've been paralyzed from the waist down.

Since then, I've had no major issues.....thankfully. The MOST important thing is to strengthen your abdominal core muscles....and per doctor's orders, stay the hell outta the recliner!!! LOL!

Every doc I have seen has advised me to do my best to stay as active as I can. I do try. Old school back surgery? When I was 6 or so my mother tripped over the dog, ended up back first in a closet. Had a disc removed and the vertebrae fused. She had damn near 0 mobility. And a truck load of pain.

bobscuda67 said
Had a series of three in July and lasted for two weeks. I'm recovering from back surgery now.

What surgery did you have?

fishy68 said
Glad to hear it's helping Doug. Hope it lasts a long time for you. I've had a bunch. Got to where they don't help me much anymore. Last 2 mornings have been excruciating. Waiting for winter for things to slow down and then it's back to see the surgeon

Nothing like waking to excruciating pain...

So far so good. Still feel pretty tight. Replaced one of the T-8 lights in the garage yesterday...Hurt a bit when I was done but it settled back down. Was on the treadmill Tuesday/Wednesday night. No incline. But was only a bit uncomfortable after an hour.
Last I seen my shoulder surgeon we were talking about my chest pain/shortness of breath. Has been going on for several years. She told me that I need to not hide this from any doc I see about my back pain. Have had several stress tests done, EKGS, have had several Echocardiograms done...everything is normal. So even if surgery does become an option it is going to be a problem.