I have reached the enough is enough and am ready for surgery and has taken me shorter than most. It has been almost 3 years of constant back pain and in the last few months of now leg pain symptoms.
For me, it's not being able to do all the things I use too but more importantly being able to do things with my 9 year old son.
If I read your post correctly it has just been around 6 months of pain but prior to that you had problems 10 years ago. It's a tough decision to commit to surgery and surgeons seem to be quick to recommend surgery (or at least from my experience).
There some new exciting stuff out there for sure but may not be available 5-10 years out...
__________________
2008 Back pain stared (M, 37, 5'11", 185#)
2009 MRI, Bilateral SI Joint Injection, PT, L4/5 Bi Lateral Facet Injection
2010 Acupuncture, Discogram, L4/5 and L5/S1 Bi Lateral Facet Injection, PT, L3/4, L4/5, L5/S1 Fibrin Sealant Injections
2011 Right leg pain started mainly with movement of the leg.
|