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I have a cyst on my lower back all the doctors here want to do is give me a coutinzon shot. As of right now I can't hardly walk. Is this the best thing
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I have a cyst on my lower back all the doctors here want to do is give me a coutinzon shot. As of right now I can't hardly walk. Is this the best thing
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I had a synovial cyst which had calcified and was sitting on my spinal cord removed. I got to the point where I could only walk with my hands on my knees. My highly regarded neurosurgeon at Mayo would not see me unless the following has been tried and didn't work: PT including exercises and electrical stimulation, etc, medications, at least 3 cortisone shots, imaging, and pain management. The MRI at Mayo was repeated and luckily the right skilled neurosurgeon could remove it. Most times I'm 100% better.
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Hi, I also hv a synovial cyst on my L4/L5. The pain was excruciating and was so painful to walk that I was in bed all the time. while waiting for the appt with a spine & ortho surgeon my GP gave me a prescription of Lyrica, 75mg 2x daily. It actually helped relieve the pain after taking it for 2 weeks. The spine surgeon advised a conservative approach and I had an epidural nerve block injection a week ago. I wasn’t in pain anymore (I think because of the Lyrica) but I still went on to get the injection. I’m seeing my GP this week and will see if I can stop taking Lyrica.