Discs

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, when I had a herniated lower disc (pre mri) I

had the old fashioned myelogram (you know, where they

inject dye into your spine then xray it) He showed it

to me, and I said - what? that little thing is causing

all this agony? He explained that in my case it was

merely that my spinal canal is narrow, so the disc

doesn't have to be very herniated to be pressing on

the nerve and therefore causing lots of problems.

Someone else might have a bigger herniation and no

problems, I was lucky and only had slight foot drop.

I still have problems, but as I have been on

prednisone for years now I think it keeps it all

damped down. I have got one of those bed buddy's, its

like a sock filled with sand and you heat in the

microwave, its comforting for the neck. I have a

whole collection of hot and cold packs!!

I do find exercising and keeping the muscles strong

helps; and of course keeping the weight down - easier

said than done - then there are painkillers on top of

that - I save those for the " I can't get out of bed "

days. I find aleve and celebrex work best for me. I

have some codeine based ones, but then I sleep more

heavily and wake up stiffer! Really, you are damned

if you do and damned if you don't, arn't you!!!

I just thank the lord I was born at this time, not 100

years earlier, as I probably would have popped off a

lot earlier!!!! However if anybody had suggested I

was a cissy I might have done something I later

regretted, Mind you, so would he,lol. Take care of

yourself, , love Liz

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