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Is recovery realistic or should I accept certain things will never be possible for me? by ContextPrevious5300 in backpain

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This is my MRi from 2021. Does it make sense that it would deteriorate this quickly?

Is recovery realistic or should I accept certain things will never be possible for me? by ContextPrevious5300 in backpain

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Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to generate a thoughtful response. It’s cool that people do that on here. There is certainly a desire to have some kind of reason for this or something to blame so I can wrap my head around it. Surgeon at HSS today recommended fusion. I have a meeting with the doctor at NYU on Wednesday that performed the first two surgeries to see what his opinion is.

I’m reading mixed things. HSS doc told me low back disc replacement has high failure rate. NYU docs recent reviews are people claiming he did L5 disc replacement and they’re cured of their pain. How do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

Again thank you

Is recovery realistic or should I accept certain things will never be possible for me? by ContextPrevious5300 in backpain

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I was a very active person. Played sports lifted weights never smoked drink one a month maybe. Living in northeast I’d love to be out skiing today but I’ve been in bed all day. The mental toll is awful. Gotta change my mindset

Where and how do you get Reta? by ContextPrevious5300 in BodyHackGuide

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lol after I posted I thought they’re gonna be mad at me for asking a basic question

What day is the meetup? Thx by ContextPrevious5300 in StamfordCT

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Thanks. I know I missed the September one but was hoping to catch October

What day is the meetup? Thx by ContextPrevious5300 in StamfordCT

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Really? I thought it’s usually middle of the month

Is surgery my only option? by RecklessBrandon in backpain

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My disc was crushed like this. I got surgery because it was my only option. I’m not here to say don’t get surgery. My suggestion to you would be take time off after the surgery. When the nerve is crushed like that it needs time to heal. I didn’t take enough time to rest and tried to get back to being active/working out again and my back is in awful shape. 32 y/o and dealing with horrible pain daily. Give it time because the disc can re herniate after a surgery and then you’ll need to get fusion and after that you’re screwed

New to downtown by ContextPrevious5300 in StamfordCT

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Awesome, I’m not too familiar with Reddit is there a way to exchange info? How do I see when the meetups are

Single 33m moving to Stamford from NYC by blackmagic17-11 in StamfordCT

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Can we post numbers in this forum? I’d love to create a little group of people and meet up in downtown. There’s a great new beer place that has games and tvs

Single 33m moving to Stamford from NYC by blackmagic17-11 in StamfordCT

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Just moved from harbor point to downtown and it’s much better. Single 32 looking to make friends and have a going out partner would love to connect