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Has anyone suffered from lumbar spinal stenosis? Did you have surgery?
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 13, 2022 | Replies (91)Comment receiving replies
I went for 2 months I didn’t help but my dr wants me to try a different physical therapist and see if that works. I want to find someone that will try the nerve block so I can do physical therapy even that is hard on me to do I just feel weak and tired and just not myself anymore I have had these issues for 4 years and I feel like it is really starting to take a toll on my body and every like 6 months I get really sick with 106 temp and horrible stomach pains I don’t know if it is related to the blunt force trauma to the stomach that cause the spine to fracture from the inside because the right colon has asciatic fluid and wall thickening and usually with those injuries you have a internal injury also and I was never told from a dr about some of my diagnoses I went and got my car scans and mri scams on my own cause I felt like not everything was adding up and I have had interest in the Mayo Clinic but I live so far away from there. I know there is someone that can help me just don’t know how to get there?
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It sounds like you need a second opinion and possibly a new diagnosis of your problems. I recommend that you go to a Mayo Clinic if at all possible. Having a high temperature (106°) and weakness along with the injuries you mention could indicate a bigger issue than just your back. Perhaps @colleenyoung may be able to find a way for you to see someone at a Mayo Clinic.
I went through 3 rounds of physical therapy that didn't help my pain after laminectomy surgery. I decided to try ART therapy after seeing information posted on Mayo Connect about how it worked for others who had back pain due to injuries to their disks. I have written about it above in a post dated from February, 2018. Read it and see if you think it might be helpful. You really need to see a doctor again before you try anything new. Please keep us informed about your situation. I hope you find relief soon.
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@chas93 You mentioned you had or have back fracture Have you gone to an Orthopedic Dr? for this? You do need to be under Dr,s care if your not I hope@ Colleen Young the connect director will reply as she can give you information on the Mayo Clinic in Az,Mn,and Jacksonville Fla also satellite Mayo,s .