[JAYLYNCH]

I suffer from DDD, lumbar facet syndrome, and chronic sciatica. I had a L4-L5 discectomy 9 years ago. About a year ago I was lifting my niece out of her wheelchair and herniated 3 disc including the L4-L5 again. I have since been through PT, injections,meds and wearing a tens. My doctor told me yesterday that we have reached the point where i am going to require surgery again. The last injection I had 3 weeks ago the dr injected die before the regular meds to get a look at the disc and he saw some scar tissue in the sciatic nerve root. I go to the neurologist next week to prepare for the surgery.

[Leesa]

Hi and welcome! I'm sorry you haven't had a r eply yet. Lord, I wish you weren't having surgery again. You sound just like I was . I too had a second surgery, and I ended up worse than I was in the first place. I also see you have sciatica. Obviously the first surgery didn't correct it, right? Well, I've had sciatica for 24 years, and the first surgery didn't fix it and neither did the second. Mine is permanent and you also have the same scar tissue I have and they can't do anything about it. If they remove it, it will just grow back.

I wish you'd just go into pain management. It's the better option that surgery unless your spinal cord it being impinged. But just cause you have a herniation that's no reason for surgery. I've got 3 herniations, but I'm now inoperable. I'm just worried that you'll end up like me.

Best of luck and I hope things work out for you. God bless and let us know how you do. Hugs, Lee