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[russ0205]

good luck hope all goes well.
 

[maria]

Good luck paul and hope you get an answer today 

[Lazydocker]

Well... Not a complete waste of time but not as much progress as I'd hoped Got to go back on Wednesday morning for a MRI Scan before he'll commit to any course of action but he agreed that it's "not right" and that surgery may well be on the cards

Good luck!

So what sort of surgery would they be considering?

3 screws into the spine (3 different vertebra) to then stop the problem one from moving out of position

Sounds similar to what my mother had done a few years back.  It was experimental back then and she can no longer touch her toes but the pain and the temper that went with it have all but gone 

Good luck with that..... by coincidence I am also having an MRI on Wednesday next week also.  Looking to confirm a diagnosis of crohn's

I can't touch my toes anyway! He said he'd rather not do surgery but it may well be required... L1 Vertebra is well and truely out of alignment, forward by about ¹/₄ from where it should be

Good luck on Wednesday Guffer... But you're not sharing the bed with me!

[Lazydocker]

If you have an op is it going to be done locally or at somewhere like Stoke Manderville?

Hopefully be done at the local Private Hospital. The Spinal Team at Ipswich (both NHS and Private) is one of the best in the country (after Stoke Mandeville of course) so feel pretty safe in their hands

[feeutfo]

No clue to underlieing cause yet then? Injury or condition? Hence the scan ?

[feeutfo]

L1 is higher up than I thought.

With mine, if laid flat on back, prolonged tensing of stomach muscles helps, sometimes there's a click if tensed hard enough. Which helps. But mine is lower down than yours.

1/4" is a lot.   

[Lazydocker]

No clue to underlieing cause yet then? Injury or condition? Hence the scan ?

I think it's probably years of abuse

The scan is for confirmation that the problem is the "slipped" vertebra and not a prolapsed disc further up the spine. Hopefully he'll just get on with it afterwards... Was talking about (perhaps) trying spinal injections first, although they're only about 60% effective and will probably only delay the surgery :-/ :-/

[Lazydocker]

L1 is higher up than I thought.

With mine, if laid flat on back, prolonged tensing of stomach muscles helps, sometimes there's a click if tensed hard enough. Which helps. But mine is lower down than yours.

1/4" is a lot.   

My mistake... L5! Problem is between L4, L5 and S1 Right at the base.

Not 1/4", although (thinking about it that's about right!) but 1/4 of the spine! It does explain why it's so bloody painful

[feeutfo]

Old lady over the road had an injection for long running sciatica. She's bombing around now.

Plus another mate had one for an injury, which worked once they got the right vertebrae, the muppets.

[Lazydocker]

Old lady over the road had an injection for long running sciatica. She's bombing around now.

Plus another mate had one for an injury, which worked once they got the right vertebrae, the muppets.

Yep... But even the consultant said, looking at the x-ray, that it may not be worth trying because of the vertebra that is out of position :-/ :-/

Once he's got the scan results we'll have a better idea what course of action to take. I have made it clear that I am on a restricted time scale and that I would rather go for the most likely fix than try things first

[sir moanalot]

hope all goes well

[waspy]

All the very best Paul
Backs are quite fragile & need more care than they get.

[Amigo]

Here's hoping for some positive action mate. Seems you've been suffering long enough.

[Lazydocker]

Here's hoping for some positive action mate. Seems you've been suffering long enough.

Still going to have to wait a while longer unfortunately But certainly starting to make some progress

[the alarming man]

i got the same answer when i attended a private hospital for my leg..been two years of pain but i  need x rays but first got to argue out whos paying..but good luck all the same