Oh goody, injection in the spine, really looking forward to this ...

My friend got it done a few weeks ago,

Said it was the most painful experience of his life (he's been run over by a bus at 20+mph aswell!)

Good luck :eek:
 
Edinho said:
You wont treat sciatica with an injection. It might clear it up for a while. Unless you stop whats causing it it just going to come back. Theres no way someone's sticking a needle in my spine unless theres no alternative. And if there is no alternative id rather live with it then run the risk.

Have you actually seen a proper physiotherapist?

And for what its worth Osteopaths. Youd' be better off getting treatment from a plumber. Useless, unregulated cowboys.
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Reviving an old thread here:

Osteopaths are regulated! They undergo a 4 or 5 year degree programme so i doubt ud be better of with a plumber. and with regards to the earlier comments saying that osteopathy was not available on the nhs due to lack of evidence, thats the biggest pile of **** ive heard, as ive had osteopathy on my local nhs and it worked!! its amazing the comments people come out with on here when its obvious they dont have a clu what they are on about!
 
Try googling ' bowen technique ' or ' bowen practitioners ' .

My other half has had every treatment you can mention for fybromyalgia (aching joints , including a very bad back) including acupuncture, raiki , pysiotherapy etc etc and it was the only thing that worked. may be worth a shot ?

Doctors would rather stick needles in you or give you handfuls of pills and on the whole are not interested in the cause of the pain :mad:
 
I suffer sciatica, and had a major bout when I was in my early twenties bought on by rowing. I went to see a chiropractor. I had to have two sessions a week, but within 3 months I was feeling much better. I actually need to go back and see them again as it's started to kick off again. I wouldnt have dreamt about an injection though! I'm much happier with the natural remedy.
 
After seeing my doctor last time, i've been waiting for an appointment at the hosptial for an MRI.

Got a letter yesterday, they're so busy i'm booked into the van mounted portable unit for the 25th of next month, wahey! :D
 
I've sufferd with Sciatica now for the past 2 years, i was taking diclofenac but ended up in hospital for the day after having an alergic reaction to them, I came out in a rash, itched all over and my tongue swelled up. The hospital gave me a couple of injections for the rash and swelling and some Steroids-dont know what they were for but shifted the sciatica.

Aboiut 3 weeks ago, dont know what i did but the sciatica came back with a vengence, went to the doc's twice all they did was give me 600Mg Brufen and co-codamol (never examined me) which dont quite work. Im ok if i keep moving but if i sit i get a right pain in my left butt cheek same when i get up in the morning. Now waiting for an appointment for Physio. Let us know if the Injection works.
 
Killa_ken said:
Steroids oh no! I was given a skin steroid a long time ago, it gave me really thin skin and gave me white patches everywhere!

The stuff you ingest is has some nasty side effects as well, you will most likely get very moody with people and feel sick for the first week.
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you must have been putting loads of the stuff on you to make it thin your skin!

does the skin get thicker again? I use a potent steriod cream when my ecezma flares up and i dont get skin thinning, what were you using skin steriods for?
 
They rebooked my scan, had it today instead.

1. How SMALL are MRI machines? My shoulders didn't fit though! Had to cross my arms over and pull my shoulders in, then get slid into the machine and relax. Wedged solid :) Then reverse it to get out.

2. How LOUD are they? :eek: Was horendously loud (even through the headphones they give you) When you see them on tv in the medical dramas it just doesn't do them justice.
NER NER NER NER NER NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER NING NER (repeat for 5 times for 4 minutes)

And i've been told they should get the results back to my doctor within 6 - 8 weeks. Oh goody!
 
Results back in uber quick time :eek:

3 worn discs, one bulging disc. I have no idea what that means, but they aren't getting any worse :D :D no surgery, yay!

Advised to avoid heavy work and to do more swimming to put some strength back into the muscles.

yay no knife work for me :D

does a little dance, gently
 
It came back. Bah, lined up for another epidural and a referal to a neurosurgeon.

On the other hand it did give me a few weeks to watch Babylon 5, silver lining and all that :)
 
Woohoo, due to the uber speed of the NHS, today i got a letter from the local hospital asking me to ring up and make an apointment, if i still want one. :eek:

Actually, this has come a lot quicker than i expected so it's all good :)
 
Sinque said:
I had a Lumbar Puncture a few years back in the bottom of my spine. They told me 'it barely hurts' and that 'you'll be put to sleep before they do it'. I got in there, I got put in a body lock by some nurses and away they drilled. It was the most painful thing i've ever felt in my entire life. After all that the thing failed as I was in too much pain for them to continue and not enough marrow was extracted. I just wanted to smack them. Did have an apology off the doctor etc though...

It'll stick with me through life that. Did get a KFC after it though, all's better. :)
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Oh my god! An apology? If a doctor did that to me I'd have his license!
 
Got see a surgeon! Talked me through what sort of operation i might need, what it could do for me, what could go wrong (loss of bladder & bowel control, errectile disfunction, leg paralasis, etc, etc)

All of this is might & could as they've lost my MRI results! They've got neck x-rays from an accident in 2001, but not the recent stuff. ARGH! :mad:

As it is, i'm on the waiting list for an op, on the basis they might find my scan and can then check to see if i'm suitable for treatment. If i'm not they can take me off the list. In fact the waiting time for an op is only 18 weeks :eek:

Soooo, i still don't know what's going to happen. bum :(
 
I've had lower back problems (they called it pelvic girdle pain) since I was pregnant with my first child and it comes and goes. I had some physio when I was last pregnant but due to problems had to stop it. I've also got coccyx pain since giving birth which hasn't gone 10 months later but I mostly ignore it, it was a lot worse where I could barely sit comfortably and I couldn't ride a bike but it seems to have eased up a lot.

I've had steroid injections a few times whilst pregnant and they did sting a bit but it was over quickly. I'm not sure how they compare to steroids in the spine though as I had mine in my thigh and also hip, hip hurt more.
 
I would totally NOT recommend an injection, nor do painkillers help or a trip to the doctors, even bupa physio!

The best way to have it better is to excercise, eat healthy, keep your back straight especially on computers/desk/driving and get a massage but keep moving from each massagist if they don't seem to know what they are on about or do not help. Eventually it goes away but injections and medical treatments like this just don't help, I don't care what X scientist or Y research says.
 
My experience of sciatica - suffered for 6+ months, pain in the bum, leg numbness and pain all down leg to foot (further down the pain the worse the condition apparently). Pain eased when active so continued to play rugby. Then had MRI that showed prolapsed disc. Discussed injections and surgery which I turned down. Resigned from work and went to Uni. Still suffering from sciatica, but played rubgy for Uni.

Decided that whilst active, my back muscles were tense offering more support to spine reducing effects of prolapsed disc. Hit the weights concentrating on lower back and symptoms eased and eventually dissapeared. That was 10 years ago.

Not recommending any of the above but it worked for me.
 
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