Hello guys writing you of course to have your opinion advice and or suggestions … Here I go I got hurt exactly 10 months ago … Bend to pick up something from the floor and felt that something moved on my lower back pain was absolutely terrible and went from right buttock lower back until foot (right side) and pain hasn’t left since...
Before of the date of injury I fell down many times on the ice on a ski trip but was ok and then started to work out lift weights, run, dance being very active etc 2-3 months before injury and remember I was super sore from working out the date I got hurt … I have tried physical therapy 3 times and I have also had 3 epidural shots plus a nerve block shot that instead of bringing me relief made my pain worse …
I had an MRI showing a disc bulge at L5 S1 and some of the disk material touching the nerve … Time has gone by and my pain has increased and my condition is the same and or worse … I’m not able to sit longer than 5 minutes and also I’m not able to walk for more than 5-10 minutes at the most … I’m not able to drive far distances at all and because of my condition I’m not longer working
right now I am basically standing the whole day (even when I eat) and at night it is hard to find a position that won’t give me pain
I have been taking Amrix which made me kind of crazy and now I’m taking Hydrocone which is still making me kind of crazy but I guess it is reliving my pain some more… All these medicines for pain make me hyper and then knock me out although sometimes the pain is so bad that I wake up in the middle of the night and I have been not able to sleep for many nights already having sometimes weird nightmares and hallucinations at night so it actually scares me going to sleep with these drugs because they are definitely affecting my nervous system
I’m very thankful when I do get to sleep some but most of the time when I wake up I am dizzy feeling like here but not here then I take a shower and finally feel awaken and a bit more normal … I have seen already 7 doctors getting different opinions so at least I know now that I need surgery after all of that but I am still not sure about the type of surgery though … I have been told that I need a Microdiscectomy by 2 different doctors, I have also been told that I need a fusion and or ADR by a 3rd doctor and a 4th doctor told me I need Anterior Fusion …
As you can see I am confused no wonder why right!? I guess I thought doctors will tell me and made me feel confident and clear about my diagnosis but since this hasn’t happened I’m glad I found you on line … I have no insurance to make my story more fun and or interesting and I also don’t have family in the country and I am currently unemployed …
One of the doctors I saw is starting the free trial between the Freedom Disc and the Prodisc here in GA and told me I might qualify as a candidate as I do not have insurance and I only have one level affected L5 S1 or my other choice will be fusion which would be $30,000 out of pocket and or more if it is anterior so I wonder if anyone out there have been part of the clinical trial between Freedom Disc vs Prodisc? And or if anyone out there have got the Freedom Disc or Prodisc? And or if anyone know anything about the Freedom Disc or Prodisc? I know the Freedom Disc is the most recent disc? Any successful or unsuccessful stories out there? Anyone has had an Anterior Fusion?
Please describe and or share your story and or experience about any of these questions asked …
Thanks so much for reading….
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Arabella.