I had ADR and it's definitely not something you want to rush into and take it as a last option (at least in my opinion). I couldnt walk, sit, stand, move, drive, sit in a car, lie down, basically do anything and i was on 10-15 vicodins a day that didnt do anything. I had pins and needles going up and down my back and also down my legs, my legs would go numb (top of my legs), my back pain was radiating, sharp, burning, etc... But for me it wasnt limited to only my back.
Basically, for me I took having ADR as a last resort, and I would take any type of surgery in the same manner. Just my own opinion, but if you have problems that are completely unbearable and you can't function in society in any manner than I would do it, but if you can deal with the pain and have a life then I would look at other options for pain relief, i.e., PT, PM, injections, etc...
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2001 College Ice hockey injury
2002 DDD
2002-2004 epiderals
Spondylolisthesis
1/04 fall in Vegas
1/04-5/04 epiderals
6/24/04 Charite L5/S1
10/04-present new pain from facet joints caused by Charite; 10 facet blocks
12/06 rhizotomy left side
3/07 rhizotomy right side
5/10/2007 Charite removed, anterior IF, posterior instrumentation
180 mg MS-contin; Oxycodone; 16 mg Zanaflex
Last edited by Blairsara; 01-04-2007 at 03:45 AM.
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