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I suffer terribly from lower back pain along with chronic pain and a host of other symptoms. Every time I go to a specialist they tell me that there is nothing wrong with me. I had a stimulator and after 2 years since it never worked I had it taken out. I can’t live with this pain anymore.
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redhead58, have you had an MRI of the low back? recently? We love mysteries and you sound like one. Send us more clues. When do you have the most low back pain. Exactly where is the pain. What is the pain like sharp/dull; spasmy/constant.
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Yes, like @gently said, we like to investigate mysteries and there are many here, including me who like to help.
What levels of your spine showed problems before you had the stimulator out in? Did you have surgery before? Were you told that you had stenosis, degenerative disc disease, bone spurs/osteophytes, neurogenic claudication? Are you currently seeing a pain management doctor?
It seems you need to see a couple different orthopedic spine specialists to get 2nd and 3rd opinions. I would fire the doctor who said there is nothing wrong. It sounds like they have a bias against treating certain patients. I have had issues being an older female being respected and fully listened to by some doctors. Some put in my record that I was a hypochondriac when in actuality I was being misdiagnosed with a spinal cord injury c5-c6 (myelopathy).
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When did you last have a MRI of your spine? Did you ever have an abdominal ultrasound to check kidneys, etc. and have you had a colonoscopy? Have you seen a gastroenterologist or OBGYN? Is your bloodwork normal? Has anything flagged as abnormal and have you gathered all medical records and reviewed them in detail?
In my experience, many doctors have missed things I found myself when reviewing my records.
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2 ReactionsI agree with @redhead58, two of my doctors missed the myelomalacia on an MRI report, I was the one who found it. Reading your reports is important, don't just go by what you are told. Osteoarthritis can be very painful, that is another possibility. Best wishes.
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2 ReactionsDear @redhead58
Your low back pain & your chronic pain… what chronic pain?
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MY WIFE’S PAIN
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My wife - at65 years-young - has pain on her back & legs of cramp at night & (the worst) arthritis for her and her families. How to fix her arthritis? There is nothing from her doctors. Walking hurts her legs. But she does when working 5 days a week at school. She does the best way even I have no feeling of her pain, but I hope the coming needs of these problems.
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MY PAIN
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Thankfully, I had surgery on my lower back a year ago. He fixed my pain - from my lower back to the bottom of my legs. A few years before, I fell down in my garage and hit my rearends. After a few weeks after hit everything from my rear-ends and on. My pain hit of my rear-ends down. That pain changed of outside stuff. Now, that surgery got rid of pain - all of it.
Thx,
Greg D. @greg1956