I Have Spinal Stenosis


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Hello

I was just hoping for some straight forward answers, as I am scared from all this stuff in my body going on, I have spinal stenosis...

Billie

It doesn't take long before a constant pain in the thigh muscles of both legs, that will not disappear, for you to think thats its a bit...

Going Down My Road

I wake up the mornings thank you Lord for another day. The Lord's prayer a cup of coffee then several handfuls of medication. So many...

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

On 11/2/07, I was at work, and went to do an ear lavage on a patient (involves washing their ear until all excess ear wax comes out). I just...

Wtf!!!!!

I was at work about 10mths ago and i was doing the normal routine lifting pulling and some labouring when my back just went. I was in pain...

Spinal Stenosis

About ten years ago I went to my doctors complaining of severe back pain going into my legs they stated that it was muscular, after ten...

Me...

Life hasn't been easy on me for the past few years, but then again who has it for? I try to keep my focus on the positive & lately have...
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  • "In 1989, I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis and trying to justify the cause of it for such a long time was it the bad parachute landing in 1975, or the lifting of heavy steal into a CNC machine didn't really matter what caused it, I was hoping for some treatment..."
  • "Long story short, I've had 26 sessions of physical therapy, I chug ibuprofen on a daily basis, and I've been off work for 4 1 / 2 months because my work only allows 45 days of modified duty, and then you're required to take a leave of absence..."
  • "None of the above treatments has offered me any relief and, as advised by my neurosurgeon, I was scheduled to receive a lumbar spinal fusion PILF at L4 & ndash ; L5 on June 11, 2008..."
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100% of people in this group think this is a bad experience. 100% say this experience makes them sad. 90% say this is a scary experience. 100% say this experience is hard. 90% believe this is expensive. 100% believe that, if they had the choice, they would not do it again. 100% believe this is better experienced with others. 100% think they would not recommend this to others.

28% of people who have this experience are in their forties, 22% are in their fifties, and 22% are in their thirties. 92% of people who have this experience are women.

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  • I was recently diagnosed with spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. I'm 37, and just finished my 8th year in the USAF. I'm a 2-tour female veteran of the Iraq War, and now my military career may be over because of it. Insult to injury.
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