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IrishPower
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i know i said something before about your injury, but i just read your reply here about what the doc said about your lower back.
can you tell me what kind of doc you saw?
i ask because i went through some of the same torment. when i finally found a doc who dealt with athletes, he explained how the body works.
as i understand it, discs dont disintegrate. if repeated trauma is inflicted upon them, they will eventually self-fuse. this isnt necessarily a bad thing. the ortho told me my l4 and l5 would eventually fuse and that it (my body) would do a MUCH better job of it than surgery can do. and by the way, i could keep right on lifting. the worst that would happen was it would blow again
The ONLY reason for surgery (again as i understand it) is to alleviate unbearable pain or to stop compression of vital nerves (cauda equina syndrome). other than that, backs will heal themselves. AND they will heal themselves much better with exercise.
Now, that being said, i wonder again what doc told you you wouldnt walk? i would seek another opinion. you probably already have. i am just giving you some encouragement.
For the previous poster:
X Rays will NOT find Herniated/Bulging discs. MRIs are getting cheaper and easier. if you are claustrophobic, ask for a valium. they even have open MRIs but they dont see things as well.
Any Ortho worth his salt will order an MRI immediately if a herniated disc is suspect. In my experience, Internal medicine doctors and normal docs wont because 9/10 it probably wont be a blown disc and they dont want to get shit from insurance about ordering an expensive test. this ESPECIALLY applies if you are in an HMO.
enough ranting.... docs aren't all idiots... just most of them.
/irish
i know i said something before about your injury, but i just read your reply here about what the doc said about your lower back.
can you tell me what kind of doc you saw?
i ask because i went through some of the same torment. when i finally found a doc who dealt with athletes, he explained how the body works.
as i understand it, discs dont disintegrate. if repeated trauma is inflicted upon them, they will eventually self-fuse. this isnt necessarily a bad thing. the ortho told me my l4 and l5 would eventually fuse and that it (my body) would do a MUCH better job of it than surgery can do. and by the way, i could keep right on lifting. the worst that would happen was it would blow again
The ONLY reason for surgery (again as i understand it) is to alleviate unbearable pain or to stop compression of vital nerves (cauda equina syndrome). other than that, backs will heal themselves. AND they will heal themselves much better with exercise.
Now, that being said, i wonder again what doc told you you wouldnt walk? i would seek another opinion. you probably already have. i am just giving you some encouragement.
For the previous poster:
X Rays will NOT find Herniated/Bulging discs. MRIs are getting cheaper and easier. if you are claustrophobic, ask for a valium. they even have open MRIs but they dont see things as well.
Any Ortho worth his salt will order an MRI immediately if a herniated disc is suspect. In my experience, Internal medicine doctors and normal docs wont because 9/10 it probably wont be a blown disc and they dont want to get shit from insurance about ordering an expensive test. this ESPECIALLY applies if you are in an HMO.
enough ranting.... docs aren't all idiots... just most of them.
/irish
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