Originally Posted by straker

hi every one .i am a regular on another pain web site i use that one for my chronic back/leg pain .i had a mva /rta for our UK people! in 1996 since that i had an operation on my back at L4/L5 laminectomy ,after the operation i still had pain and morning stiffness in my lower back.last November 2007 i tried to get out of bed and feel to the floor in agony .my S1 had gone! so i spent week in hospital having another major operation.i had a bilateral discectomy at s1 and a revisit of the original operation at L4/L5 unfortunately i have been in terrible pain ever since.to compound matters i also have thoracic outlet syndrome and chrones diseases.on the plus side i am married to a lovely kind lady she is a nurse so my home life is very good.unfortunately i spend most of my day in my recliner in pain .i can't sleep for more than 3 hours because pain wakes me up.i have not been able to have sex for over 5 years because i have lost sensation in my genitals {sexually} not urinary incontinence thank god!..at the moment we are having a kitchen extension .so our house is like a building site!.i will be glad when its completed.to add to all this i am due a full colonoscopy next week !! .i would love to hear from others with tos of chronic back/leg pain . STRAKER