Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric - As a fellow sufferer, let me strongly support the advice you've been given about using surgery as a last resort. My problems are less severe than yours (no blown disk) but everyone I've talked to (doctors, my chiropractor, and fellow sufferers) gave me the same advice: avoid surgery until it's clear there is absolutely no other option. I normally avoid alternative therapies like the plague and I don't know if it's applicable in your situation, but chiropractic has worked well for me after only minimal results from physical therapy. Good luck and hang in there. It takes a long time to recover from back pain. Regards, Dick On Jul 25, 2007, at 1:45 PM, Eric Korenman wrote: > looking for sympathy and opinions. > I herniated my L4-5 disc this weekend. > Pain I NEVER knew existed.. Though a friend says childbirth is > still worse. > > Everyone I talked to (including my neurosurgeon) says conservative > therapy > is the rule. > "Hold off from surgery - it will get better. Surgery is an absolute > last > resort." > > Experiences? > > WTB: a new back > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information