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ANC

ANC

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No, it is pretty simple, it is done with high-frequency needles.
You lie on a carbon fiber bed so they can see inside you with X-rays, they know where the nerves run. Then they connect the needles to a little machine and it zaps the shit out of the nerve. No, cutting, no bleeding.
If they do a diskogram at the same time you may lack sensation from a few nerves for a few hours. You don't notice anything is wrong until you try to walk... But, it is over before you wake the next day.
 
0321Marine

0321Marine

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whitebb2727 said:
Gabapentin has horrible side effects. I try to stay away from it unless the pain travels down my legs.

Though we have to do what we got to.

Most of the time edibles and smoke help.
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To be honest.. its like drinking water for me, and pretty much always has been. I take 800mg 3x daily too, and have literally zero side effects unless I up my dosage amounts.. which from time to time I build a tolerance and have to ask the Doctor to go up 100mg or so.

But I've heard so many things about its side effects.. most suffer terribly when they take it. I happen to be very lucky in that respect.. because without gaba, my life would be hell. Utter, complete, Hell..
 
dangledo

dangledo

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whitebb2727 said:
Fuck me. I'm down in my back again. I just don't know I can live like this. I've tried inversion, exercise and physical therapy. I don't want surgery. Edibles and salve are barely touching it.

Its depressing. I'm not suicidal but at times I just don't see how I can continue like this.
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Ever tried a reverse hyper machine? A few folks I know, one having been in an ied blast, swear by them. Some call them the "back fixer."

Thought I'd throw that your way.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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whitebb2727 said:
Screw that. I've yet to meet anyone that felt better after.
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Precisely, pain is not an indication for spinal fusion, sadly. Although they are often immediately successful for pain relief they destabilize the level above and below requiring more fusions in roughly a decade give or take and create more pain. If you have motor loss you need a fusion, but as long as you can crawl away from a neurosurgeon (never let an orthopedic surgeon touch your spine), you are good.
 
whitebb2727

whitebb2727

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dangledo said:
Ever tried a reverse hyper machine? A few folks I know, one having been in an ied blast, swear by them. Some call them the "back fixer."

Thought I'd throw that your way.
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I haven't but will check it out. Thank you.
curious2garden said:
Precisely, pain is not an indication for spinal fusion, sadly. Although they are often immediately successful for pain relief they destabilize the level above and below requiring more fusions in roughly a decade give or take and create more pain. If you have motor loss you need a fusion, but as long as you can crawl away from a neurosurgeon (never let an orthopedic surgeon touch your spine), you are good.
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That's the way I feel.
 
Ghost of Davy Jones

Ghost of Davy Jones

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whitebb2727 said:
Fuck me. I'm down in my back again. I just don't know I can live like this. I've tried inversion, exercise and physical therapy. I don't want surgery. Edibles and salve are barely touching it.

Its depressing. I'm not suicidal but at times I just don't see how I can continue like this.
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I too have back pain and nerve pain. I'm afraid of surgery too. My doctors say that surgery is only 50% effective and sometimes makes things worse. I was on Narcotics for a long time, but I finally found a medication that helps with nerve pain. Its called Nortriptyline. Maybe something like that can possible help you. Anyhow, I sure hope you get better or at least find some relief.
 
lokie

lokie

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cjsbabygirl313 said:
~snip~ My husband would be sleeping in his boat or with the dogs!
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LOL this reminds me of a dude I used to work with.

He had mentioned that things at home were "tense", he never explained what made it tense.

A few weeks later he told us that when he got home from work on Friday there was
a brand spanking new bass boat, with all the fancy trim, in the yard.

him: where did this come from?
her: I bought it today.
him: That's cool. Let's go fishing.
her: You don't understand, that's MY boat and I'm busy this weekend.

LOL
 
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