Posted by docmirror on September 22, 2016 at 12:13:18 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: Back surgery anyone? posted by notjustair on September 22, 2016 at 03:21:00:
I had bone spurs impinging on nerves about 9 years ago. They went in with a tiny grinder, and some kind of saw and got rid of them.
There's so many different things that can go wrong with back and spine, it's hard to relate to all of them.
I was on anabolic steroids for swelling reduction and heat pad, and no motion for 3 weeks, then limited mobility for another 5 weeks, then slowly increasing mobility with no lifting and no twisting for months. Once I recovered, it's ok, but can still get a twinge(I'm 60) when I overdo it on a weekend.
So many ancillary things about the back that I found are important, and most people already mentioned them. Lose weight was the big one for me. No smoking(I don't), regular light exercise and walking, etc.
Only thing I haven't seen mentioned is stress. You can't imagine what stress does to your nervous system, and muscles. I got rid of my high paying, high workload, high stress job, and went to a much lower stress environment. In 4 months - I was a new man! Get rid of stress and you'll not only live longer, you'll be so much happier along the way.
Now, finally if you do go into a hospital, and you want to get the feces scared out of you - read this:
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