Comments on: Degenerative Disc Disease

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:22 +0000

hi i have DDD and had surgery two years ago the fused L4 L5 S6 it took about two years but i’m finly able to live a pritty normal life. it has been the hardest two years of my life. but after the five years i sufferd before the surgery this is better, at least for me.i still have pain almost all the time but its become barible. and i’ve stopped taking pain pills. so atleast for me surgery was the right thing to do

By: jason

jason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:50:54 +0000

I’m a 29 year old man who has DDD. Have had problems with this for about 5 years now. Trying everything besides surgery and still no results. Doctor has only given me muscle relaxers that do not work and won’t give me pain meds in fear of me becomming addicted to them. But taking a bottle of Advil a week is surely not good, I meen my liver can’t handle much more. Having 7 discs in all parts Lumbar, Thorasic and Cervical bulging I don’t know what to do anymore. Everyday is another day I dont want to get out of bed. Why at my age do I have to suffer this pain.

By: Irving Lugar

Irving Lugar — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:31:14 +0000

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By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:38:32 +0000

I to have degenaritive disk disease. I have had 3 back surgeries, 2 was to fix 2 disk but the 3rd was to fuse 4 disk & it was horrible. Now my Dr. tells me I have the disease so I will end up having the surgery so I know what you feel. I have thought about ending the pain by killing but the more I thought about the less I wanted to kill myself. I have 13 grandkids & 2 great grandkids. I have been in this pain for 9 yrs now. I will pray that you get better.

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:25:07 +0000

My name is Angie and i have been suffering for severe back pain for almost 4 years now, my doctor tells me i have DDD and SI Joint Disfunction. I am only 25 years old and this pain has taken away so much from me. I have been doing hair for almost 4 years when i had to quit that, because as you all know beening on your feet all day practically kills you! Now i work in an office but i have to frequently get up and walk around some. I have enjoyed reading y’alls blogs and finally feel that im not alone. I used to be a very active person now just about anything a do is painful. I have to take Pain Medicine everyday i have tried not taking the medicine but i cant hardly walk if i don’t take it. I am sorry to keep going on and on,i am just really fed up with my back. I have spent so much money on doctors and everything. I have done anything from Physical therapy to Nerve blocks. My last step is Fusion surgery but my doctor doesnt want me to have it just yet he wants to try and wait a few years. I am just ready to have my life back and quit having to take medicine. I wish all of you the best! And hopefully soon we will all find relief!

By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:42:29 +0000

Hi Betty,
Yes it is normaal for you to be sore, but if you develop a fever or redness around the injection site you need to call your office, you could be having a reaction to the medication. If the soreness and stiffness don’t let up in a day or so I would also inform the office. With the epidural injections there is often soreness and stiffness associated with the injection area the first day or so. When I had mine I was always fine the first day, it was the second and third days that got me. I won’t have them anymore because they only lasted me about a month or so and then I was in the same situation again. I hope everything goes well for you and God Bless You.

By: BettyT

BettyT — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:51:28 +0000

Hello. Everyone;
My name is Betty, and I have had severe back pain since I was about 15 yrs. old! I thought everybody’s back hurt all the time!!
I was dx. with Ankylosing Spondilitis in 1994, and did well on meds. for it for a few yrs.(Plaquenil, NSAIDS), but developed ulcers pretty easily from NSAIDS, so had to get off, or keep switching them, a lot!
Then, was told I didn’t have AS by another Rheumy. in later yrs., and DX. with DJD, as well as DDD, although I have the marker for AS!!
I have since had multiple series of injections, cauterizations,bundle branch blocks,steroidal injections, you name it, with none of these lasting any longer than a month for pain relief!!
In 2001, I had some lesions show up on my posterior rib-cage, that were horribly painful! They did a rib-resection, and took 5″ of “my favorite rib” and can not find a patholigist anywhere that can tell us what the stuff is!!
They think it is a form of Paget’s disease, although it has a lot of charaeristics that Paget’s doesn’t!
So, they forced me to quit working my job of 20 yrs when this happened( I worked as a Nurse with Mentally Challenged People) and Drs. said they couldn’t take a chance on me getting shoved or hit in the back!! (I actually liked 10 months having 20 yrs. service in)!!
So, I had to draw my state disability retirement from them, which is a lot less than I would had I been able to retire as I had planned, cause I was only 48 @ that time!! But, I am not complaining, as I still get a decent amt.,plus,they pay my Ins. premium for life, which is a very big benefit!!
Then, I waited for a couple of yrs. to file for my social security benefits, cause I thought surely I would be able to go back to work somewhere! Then, I had a stroke in 2003!!
God was SO GOOD to me, though! It left my left side of body a little weakened, but I could still walk, and talk, praise GOD!!
My hubby convincedme to go ahead & file for my s/s then, and I hired an Attorney that does nothing else but social security cases! If you don’t get your money, he gets nothing! If you get it, he gets 5% of your back-pay!
When my case went bfore a judge for the hearing, that attorney remembered more about me than I did!! I received a letter the very next week saying I had got my money!
Anyway, I have been on Hydrocodone since 2001 for my pain, and probably don’t take enough to control my pain adequately, as I being a nurse, dn’t want to get addicted to them!
Today, they did the first of a series of epidurals in my back, and I am so sore, that I can hardly move!! Is this normal??
They didn’t mention this to me–I have a very high pain tolerance, but I can hardly get out of bed by myself!!
The area they worked on was T4,bilaterally!
Thanks for any help!
Also, I would like to say to all you fine folks: never get so discouraged in life that you forget that we have one true person who will never forsake, or leave us: Our Lord, Jesus Christ!!
When You Are In Your Utmost Pain, Turn To Him In Prayer!! I Promise, It Will Make A Difference!
I Had To Learn That The Hard Way!!!
God Bless You All!

By: Marie Bradford

Marie Bradford — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:33:43 +0000

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By: rosie

rosie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:48:19 +0000

hi ive had degentive disc disease for 2 and half years had all the tests and injections nothing worked so far how do i get my doctors to give me a fusion as am just left to rot and an only 36 any ideas?

By: Gail Manilla

Gail Manilla — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:31:10 +0000

I have had back pain and had a fusion after 8 years on hard drugs to control the pain I had a stem system put in talk to your doc this seems to help me a great deal I am 45 years and had this put in Oct it works !!!!