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Low back pain & neuropathy issues

Posted by timmckinney @timmckinney, Feb 6, 2018

68 years old and lower back+neuropathy issues make staying active hell. Used to be avid jogger and now cannot be on my feet for more than 10-15 minutes. No meds help. Very depressing.

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grandmaR | @grandmar | Feb 8, 2018
In reply to @grandmar "I feel your pain...literally! I am 63 (in a month) and I also suffer from chronic..." + (show)
@grandmar

I feel your pain...literally! I am 63 (in a month) and I also suffer from chronic pain. My lumbar and cervical spines are in real trouble! At one point I stopped walking for over 2 years because of the pain. I also had severe, I want to die pain in my left arm to fingers that came from my cervical spine. I went to a pain doc who gave me a shot. The shot was the answer and thankfully it worked for years!
As for my lower issues, I saw 4 docs. They all tried lots of things that didn't work. Three years ago I moved and went to one doc who was good for nothing. I searched and searched and finally found a pain doc who is about 1-2 hours away (because of traffic, it can be longer). He has worked MAGIC on my lumbar spine!. He uses a fluoroscope to find the sweet spot, based on my MRIs and what I tell him. His shots usually last 8-12 weeks if I behave.
I agree with Jim. You are too young to be homebound. Do some research in your area for a good pain doc. Read reviews by patients and other docs.

A couple of sites you can use:
vitals.com
Zocdoc.com
nationalpeerreview.com
WebMD.com
ratemds.com

Hope this helps.
Ronnie

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I don't have lots of money but thankfully I have Medicare and a great secondary policy.

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Parus | @parus | Feb 8, 2018
In reply to @grandmar "I feel your pain...literally! I am 63 (in a month) and I also suffer from chronic..." + (show)
@grandmar

I feel your pain...literally! I am 63 (in a month) and I also suffer from chronic pain. My lumbar and cervical spines are in real trouble! At one point I stopped walking for over 2 years because of the pain. I also had severe, I want to die pain in my left arm to fingers that came from my cervical spine. I went to a pain doc who gave me a shot. The shot was the answer and thankfully it worked for years!
As for my lower issues, I saw 4 docs. They all tried lots of things that didn't work. Three years ago I moved and went to one doc who was good for nothing. I searched and searched and finally found a pain doc who is about 1-2 hours away (because of traffic, it can be longer). He has worked MAGIC on my lumbar spine!. He uses a fluoroscope to find the sweet spot, based on my MRIs and what I tell him. His shots usually last 8-12 weeks if I behave.
I agree with Jim. You are too young to be homebound. Do some research in your area for a good pain doc. Read reviews by patients and other docs.

A couple of sites you can use:
vitals.com
Zocdoc.com
nationalpeerreview.com
WebMD.com
ratemds.com

Hope this helps.
Ronnie

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@grandmar Same here. The medical folks in my area still reside in the dark ages. I do what I can to take care of myself. Have lost all trust in doctors. My issue.

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Parus | @parus | Feb 8, 2018
In reply to @jimhd "@timmckinney Parus is right. You're not alone. I had compression fractures in my lower back when..." + (show)
@jimhd

@timmckinney

Parus is right. You're not alone. I had compression fractures in my lower back when I fell several years ago, and have peripheral neuropathy pain in my feet. I had a spinal cord stimulator implant in June last year, and the pain in my feet has been reduced significantly, though certainly not completely. It's frustrating not to be able to walk like I used to. I take morphine sulfate contin and I'm trying Gabapentin again. I'm hoping that one of the medications for neuropathy will work, now that I have the stimulator. None of them did anything before.

Going to a pain specialist was one of the best things I've done. He took a sincere interest in helping me. I had been through all the neuropathy meds with the neurologist, with no success.

What doctors have you seen about the neuropathy? Keep pressing them to try everything they can. Don't let them give up.

Jim

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@jimhd Mayhap I will ask the pain specialist about the spinal cord stimulator implant. Currently my quality of life is at the bottom of the barrel. Living like this is not at all pleasant. Where I live the doctor's are fearful of prescribing any type of narcotics and I do not even ask. If it takes these type of medicines to have quality of life I doubt I will have a life. I am not drug seeking. I am in a boatload of physical pain which is starting to desroy any hope for the future. I am olsd, retired and need to be content. I am not. My issue.
If a doctor wants to give up because of a mental health diagnosis they can. Go see a therapist is there solution. Whine, whine, whine. I so despise being pathetic and weak.

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Parus | @parus | Feb 8, 2018
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@powerl2017

Same hear I have three procedures no help . I am looking to stem cell info now.

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I also do tapping. Whilst I am doing thus it helps. When I stop all of the pain returns. Must be the distraction helping for me.

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Parus | @parus | Feb 8, 2018

@lioness The opposite for me. The cold is dreadful for me. The pain increases and I am mostly home bound. When I have a better day I get to the store and catch up on things. Tis what it is. Can't change it, can't fix it. Only thing to do is accept thus and do the necessary and throw the rest to the wind.

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lioness | @lioness | Feb 8, 2018
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@powerl2017

Same hear I have three procedures no help . I am looking to stem cell info now.

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lioness | @lioness | Feb 8, 2018

Have you seen post about Herpes @Fibromyalgia?

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lioness | @lioness | Feb 8, 2018
In reply to @parus "@lioness The opposite for me. The cold is dreadful for me. The pain increases and I..." + (show)
@parus

@lioness The opposite for me. The cold is dreadful for me. The pain increases and I am mostly home bound. When I have a better day I get to the store and catch up on things. Tis what it is. Can't change it, can't fix it. Only thing to do is accept thus and do the necessary and throw the rest to the wind.

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Diff.folks,diff.strokes right

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cognac | @cognac | Feb 8, 2018

I, too, understand. I have inoperable lower back pain and neuropathy issues. The longer I stand, the more my back hurts. I wish you luck in finding relief.

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lioness | @lioness | Feb 8, 2018
In reply to @cognac "I, too, understand. I have inoperable lower back pain and neuropathy issues. The longer I stand,..." + (show)
@cognac

I, too, understand. I have inoperable lower back pain and neuropathy issues. The longer I stand, the more my back hurts. I wish you luck in finding relief.

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When you hurt your back ,we are out of whack.

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