Good morning

I know this forum could use some life born into it so I decided to come on over and try to bring you lurkers out. I'm at about the end of trying non-envasive procedures and exercise to get relief from my low back pain.

THe steroid injection lasted a week or so (that was a quick $1500), 7 weeks of Physical Therepy that made me worse not better. I've been on the DRX-9000 where I walked in and crawled out. Tried the tens unit that just made my spasms worse.

That leaves me with drugs. Vicodin, Zanaflx, Celebrex and Lidocaine patches. I'm contacting my doctor to do a Discogram this week. Apprently this is a painful procedure but will make my problem visable after the MRI did not show enough to be agressive initially. I look at those pictures and it looks like a jagged mess.....maybe these doctors are trained to make us suffer to prove we hurt? I dunno...

If anyone is out there, would love to make a friend
J

PS: After doing a great deal of reseach yesterday, I think I may have identified my soruce: Discogenic pain from an annular tear. I remember doing an unsual twisting motion about 4 years ago, and the pain has been constant since. I didn't have my MRI with contrast, so maybe thats why they don't see it. I did tell my doctor I thought I'd broken something...but now with this information, I think a 'TEAR" makes more sense and the only way to find it is to do the Discogram.

Tell me your story

I suppose I could point out now that the reason I post in my regular forum is because no one is here

i haven't had much time online...sorry gj.

my back condition is different than yours. mine progressed when my life did. lack of working out daily weakened my core muscles. thus...the ole back just couldn't stay in place. that and gaining 20 lbs over 3 1/2 years.

i bet we can get this forum going. guess we need to look at the times that people do post. the spinal forum has been seeing more action than this one.

have you posted there? some smart cookies there.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Hmmm...I figured that was for spinal disorders like Scoliosis and stuff....I'll check it out. I was thinking about trying Accupuncture next instead of the discogram.....can't hurt and not 'too' invasive LOL!!!

anything to do with the back..even just aches and pains.

i'm going to copy this thread over there.

I am sorry to hear about your back. My neck is wasted. The only disc left is C1. I was thinking about trying the DRX9000. I am afraid it will make it worse.

I did the DRX-9000: I walked in and limped out for 3 weeks. They got alot of money from me out of pocket (Ins did not cover it) and I got zero relief. Some may, but not me....good luck if you decide to try it.

Best to you

Hi GJ

Yup....this forum can be a barren wasteland, suprising to me as it is the pain from all of our conditions which brought most of us here.

What is the DRX9000 ? That's one that I have not heard of.

I'm a cervical spine issues and TOS'er myself

pictures of the DRX9000 - click able for more info -
http://images.google.com/images?q=DR...=1&sa=N&tab=wi