PT-lady tried to get the ball rolling with me...

I totally didn't have a ball.

and I wasn't on-the-ball either.

it was large, red, bouncy, and I fell off.

Gazelle,

I had back surgery in 1991 after several months of aggressive PT. The PT made my back worse and I had to give up and have the surgery.

The surgery didn't work and 17 years later I still have pain every day. The only PT that works for me are the stretching exercises, pain pills and my faithful heating pad.

My Neuro believes that my back problems are MS related but they weren't looking for MS when they did my MRI's and all the back tests in 1991. The Neuro Surgeon who did the surgery told me my spine was a mess in 1991.

My MS started big time 4 months after the surgery and my Neuro said that she does not recommend back surgery for her patients. I didn't ask her why because I'm not going to have another back surgery.

I don't even want to know what my back looks like now. I also haven't had a brain MRI since 1994 and can't have MRI's because of my pacemaker. I don't what to know what my brain looks like now either.

I just know I have MS and a bad back.

I hope you feel better soon. Back pain is just awful.

Gazelle - MHO, PT shouldn't hurt. You might be tired or a wee bit sore when you're done, but hurting is bad.

Also, do look into stretches and exercise that were mentioned before - I'm saying, I got more relief from yoga and a balance ball then PT. (The new mattress helps too though, I gotta say)

If all else fails, I have tequilla. I swear by it.

Becky - I think too many docs cut first and ask questions later.



The NS I saw didn't even suggest PT, just surgery. That was 4.5 yrs ago. Well he was wrong - I ain't paralyzed or dead yet.

If I ever run into him, I'm gonna tell him I cured my own self with a Teeter Hang Up.