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Hi folks,
I had back surgery 3 times on disk L5/S1 when I was working in Saudi Arabia between 1991 and 1992. That may seem a short time for 3 ops, but on reflection the hospitals I visited for my MRI scans were privately operated and obviously they wish to "keep you" once you're on their database. Brain Surgeons look at your results and being surgeons they "know" they can alleviate the problem.
Recently (Feb 2006) I had another major back problem and visited my GP here in UK. She prescribed strong painkillers and a period of inactivity. Bearing in mind that I am now almost 66 years old and at the time was still in full time employement, this was a disaster as I wanted to continue working, feeling much less than my elapsed years.
Following the MRI which confirmed further degeneration of the same disc, I attended a physio-therapy clinic where I was taught to strengthen my "core muscles" and the improvement is absolute. I still have a few additional excercises to learn before I'm signed off. I had accepted that a further surgicalprocedure was imminent, including the removal of the damaged disk. Four weeks after the initial visit to the physio I am now able to walk 3 miles, enabling me to rebuild the muscles to the left leg which had atrophied to an alarming level in the four month period of my recent injury, which incidentally was caused by nothing more than bending slightly to the side to retrieve a waste paper basket in the office!!!
I should add that since the injury I have also been diagnosed with type II diabetes, which has not helped in my recovery.
Finally I wish to urge any and all sufferers of spinal injuries to consult a recognised physio-therapist before agreeing to undergo ANY spinal surgery.
I WIsH I HAD KNOWN THIS IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE EARLY 1990's.