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Originally Posted by StaggerLee22
Annie---how long are you on yours? 15 min?? half hour?
Daily? Weekly?
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I haven't used it in a few years....although I probably should.
I used to use it everyday in the beginning, many years ago....and I never timed it.....I just hung there until I got uncomfortable.....probably 10-15 minutes.
I read your other thread about your leg/back pain earlier......THAT is the reason I got mine in the first place......lower back/leg pain....down the front of my thigh too. At the time.....the doctors told me that was IMPOSSIBLE.....as there was no nerve to cause pain there.
Also, like you.....standing is what killed me....the longer I stood the worse it hurt.
At the time, I had gone to a chiropractor who put me on one.....it helped....so I bought my own.....much cheaper. LOL {mine was $250 way back then from Sears.}
It took me 6 years and a myriad of doctors to get properly diagnosed.....and by then I had permanent nerve damage.
I was told I had tendonitis, maybe a large ovarian cyst pressing on the nerves, perhaps Rhuematoid Arthritis, that my hip was disintigrating, you need to see a psychiatrist.....there is nothing wrong with you.....finally a correct diagnosis.....a bulging disc.....but the doctor {Orthopedic surgeon} poo-pooed it and said THAT wasn't the problem. Two more years and I finally found a neurologist/neuro surgeon who said I had a buldging disc at L-5 and I needed surgery.
It was a long, horrible ordeal.....and I had many treatments that worked for awhile....and then quit. Most mentioned by others in the other thread. The prednisone pill packs worked great for awhile, then the epidurals, physical therapy, pain pills, sick leave-rest....all temporary relief.
The surgery was like a miracle. I had microscopic surgery.....got up and walked down the hall about 30 minutes after I woke up and felt GREAT.....compared to that I had been feeling. My back was just sore....like I had done too many sit ups.....the leg pain GONE.
I thought it was too soon to get into the surgery.....that's why I didn't post in your other thread.....I was just going to follow it for awhile.......because.....as everyone there said.....what works for one doesn't work for all.
A friend of mine has 3 bulging disks that never bother him.....my one was KILLING me. Your disk might heal.....good exercises in that video....I do those whenever my back/leg start to bother me to this day.....along with a few others. I still can't stand for long periods of time without starting to ache.....but it is mild and usually goes away after sitting for awhile. Probably wouldn't even have that if it hadn't taken years to get the surgery that, in my case, was needed.
It is going to take trial and error for you to find out what is going to work for you.....what you need to get better.....and very few need surgery like I did. HOWEVER.....don't let this go on for a year or more.....you don't want to end up with permanent nerve damage like I have.
One other note....all of the Orthopedic surgeons I saw never got it right.....only the Neuorosurgeon nailed it.
And....if you do end up needing surgery.....find a surgeon who can do the microspopic surgery.....I had a one inch cut, no stiches, just a band aid.....and was walking around great immediately. A friend of mine also had the L-5 done, but by an Orthopedic surgeon with regualar surgery.....a nearly 4 inch incision.....and he was in pain for weeks while it healed. Less muscle cut......quicker recovery.
I also used to lay down on a towel wrapped ice pack.....at my lower spine.....for temporary/some relief before I had the surgery.
For now....baby the hell out of your back, take your preds, try some ice and mild exercises.....and if you do start to feel better.....don't blow it.....keep being careful with your back for months until you can be sure you are healed.
If your doctor wants you to go to physical therapy...... do it....that usually works for most people.
If you have any questions....just ask. And don't worry about surgery....chances are VERY slim that you will need it.
BTW.....I had my surgery in 1989.....ancient times....LOL. They probably ALL do microspopic back surgery nowadays.
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