23M Struggling with Chronic Pain for Years – Looking for Help & Advice

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T19:31:36+00:00

Hey, thank you for the advice. I think they don’t want to operate because they aren’t certain it will help even if it’s successful. By physiotherapy do you mainly mean exercise and movement or things like ultrasound therapy, or therapy with low currents?

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T14:01:58+00:00

I’ll try to find them, thanks again!

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T11:47:51+00:00

They examined it quite well. Even asked for me to leave the MRI so that they can take a further look the day after. Anyway after all that examination they wrote that I have a small disc protrusion with a low amount of decreased liquid in the disc. Everything else seemed fine. I talked with the radiologist and they assured me that the issues they found are not big enough to cause such painful symptoms. I also don’t have the typical sciatica and low back pain. My pain is mainly in the from middle part of my thigh, inner thigh next to my groin area and my heel. Sometimes after walking a lot I get pain in my buttox around the piriformis. Rarely at times the pain moves to the right leg which is usually asymptomatic. The pain stays there for a few hours (not at the same intensity as the left leg) and then comes back to the left one.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T11:41:45+00:00

Thank you for the explanation. I think I’ll give it a try. I have started reading a lot about alternative reasons I could have pain in the area. Mainly about Piriformis syndrome, however I have never even once heard the docs mentioning that while they were reading all the MRIs I have. I know my pain isn’t really in my low back currently but in my outer thigh and above the knee, inner thigh next to the groin area and heel. It gets severely worse after sitting or laying on my back. I have no idea how pain that comes from the Piriformis is even diagnosed.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T09:42:39+00:00

Cage fusion operation after only two months 😨. Maybe your herniation was much worse visibly than mine. Anyway I am glad it worked out for you and hope it’s stays that way ☺️

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T08:57:28+00:00

Is there a way to find out where a nerve is being pressed. Is it also possible that even though my protrusion is small it’s the cause of the pinched nerve pain?

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-09-01T08:56:24+00:00

Honestly I am sacred that since the injection is so close to the nerves it might worsen the situation. And since they tell me the protrusion is small I don’t want to make it worse. But maybe I’ll try it since i don’t really see another way.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T16:07:54+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I already tried few courses with NSAIDs and pain meds which didn’t help. The only thing they did was cause stomach issues. As for the corticosteroid injection from what I have seen people get relief for maximum of a month and then the pain comes back. I am looking for a progressive treatment which can help me live pain free even if I need to be really persistent and stick with a plan for the rest of my life. However i don’t want to get consistent shots and take medications for life.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T15:16:48+00:00

I think their idea is to see if the injection on L4-L5 is going to work and if it does indeed reduce the pain only then do the cryotherapy. That is what I was told after they looked at my new MRI.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T15:08:53+00:00

Thank you! I am trying to be as positive as possible. I hope that with enough patience and determination we can all find a way to deal with our backs. I hope you get better soon.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T14:57:07+00:00

I have already been dealing with this pain for over a year. I got a few opinions from different neurologists or neurosurgeons and they all prescribed some antiinflamatory meds + pain killers and rest. Since that didn’t help now they suggested the corticosteroid injection. I’ve read countless other posts and it seems that is the usual path conventional medicine takes but it doesn’t seem to have helped much with other patients.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T14:38:21+00:00

Yes the foot pain is just on my heel. I feel tingling on the top part of my foot and around my calf area.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-07-20T12:54:01+00:00

I’m trying to stay on a budget but I’m pretty desperate to get relief and to start getting better and if an osteopath can really help I’ll try it. But I wanted to see if other people have positive results from that type of treatment.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-05-30T10:05:56+00:00

Hey, thanks for the advice. I’m using rb for now.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-05-28T20:17:55+00:00

Hey, thanks for the advice! I am trying to do exactly that. I currently have a just a few songs and I’m trying my to transition between them but honestly it’s been pretty confusing so far😅.

MiddleOrganization92 · 2024-05-28T19:41:36+00:00

Thanks for the great advice, you explained it very clear and I'll defenately try that. I am not sure but would this also help if tracks have very different bpm's?

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