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@jfisher54 My L2fracture was in private duty but I refused surgery so I do my best ,I've at times use ,Epsom salts bath take extra magnesium ,app!e cider vinegar is as good as Epsom salts in bath water.With my fibromyalgia I take Fibro Malic all this works for me After I started to heal Dr.started weaning me of narcs now I only take Tramadol 1,at h.s. +melatonin also I was telling bunnysammy about Arnica Gel and ☕ ,ginger Tumeric tea I now have a bulging disc waiting to see a neurosurgeon for this.I'm a retired L.P.N.from Pa.and knowledge can hurt at times I,'ll bet you where furious at that dumb Dr.I would be.When I fractured my back I did get w.comp.so I could move to Ca to be near my son.I have nerve pain in my thighs almost constantly from the back ,Dr.told me Can you get in a pool? Aqua exercise is good for I have extensive arthritis also boy isn't it great to get old ?I'm 75 I've studied herbal and homeopathic meds that I use they help also .Best of luck to you as are all pain warriors ,not sissy.
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I'm in San Diego and work full time at one of the Naval Installations located directly on the Pacific Ocean. We get sea breezes that send any and all pollution over the mountains to the deserts. I am presently 68 and live with my physically disabled son who is a tutor to autistics who have not only an IEP, but whose parents have sued the school district due to lack of real teaching to their needs.
I seldom stay in bed, guess I'm far more used to the amount of pain many have due to the length of time my injury happened, 63 years now. Staying in bed often cause an increase in the pain, so I keep moving to keep some of the pain down. I live in a single story home I bought to ensure my son would not need much change, like a stair lift for his wheelchair.
Living near the Mexican border does have it's pluses. The idea for coupling B-100 Complex with the Tylenol actually was one of the ideas that came from there. They use this to increase the effectiveness of the pain killers.
Other ethnic medical information, using bitter melon tea for digestive difficulties, was gained from the Vietnamese who work where I work.
We have one of the community colleges about half a mile from my home so, I walk there when I take classes. My legs do get tired when I walk that far, but it's doable. It can also cause my back to ache.
@eIleana I well aware of bladder,bowel issues I'm a retired nurse .If my fracture was another vertebra I would have been paralyzed I'm only telling u that has helped me My fracture was in 2005 best to you.
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The bladder. Not sure you know your anatomy well enough to know that a lumbar injury can affect your bladder and cause a lack of retention. Best to learn about what all is affected by the spinal nerves.
AND if you never traveled the nation's roads prior to the interstate system which was built using Department of Defense funding after President Eisenhower had seen the autobahn in Germany, you might not know that existence of those rest stops placed about 60 miles apart did not exist forcing a person in need to find a bush to hide behind or stand between two opened car doors to prohibit other drivers and their passengers passing by your car to see you taking a leak.
In Germany we observed that male drivers would simply get out of their cars and stand with their backs to the highway and water their tires on the driver's side.