Should I have surgery?

[pauljackson]

before going for surgery i would suggest you should meet a chiropractor may be it can help you Regular exercise relieves back pain by strengthening and stretching the muscles that support the spine and helps to prevent future injury It is best to do these exercises under supervision Posture Exercise designed for your body to retrain poor patterns of body motion.if you encounter any problems with these poses, you should consult an expert.


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[Maria]

There are persons w/small bulges and huge symptoms and people w/large bulges and no symptoms. Tears.. ? as to what degree of pain it causes tho anular tears can cause a great deal of pain or so I was told when my L3 tear was supposedly culprit in part of my pain scenario.

I would be very careful re any type of hands on care that involves manipulations/crunches that could possibly excelerate a disc prob or even too vigorous PT. Sometimes you don't know until after you've had even some very standard treatment that you're feeling worse than better.

Just move forward w/care re your spine. Core excercises are a pretty safe bet re physical reconditioning. Get a few more opinions before you act surgically.

[Rob Wilson]

I believe in your case you could consider a very minimal endoscopic decompression. You should exhaust all conservative measures first. Injections, PT, etc. In other words do the minimal since you are not that bad. It is a difficult decision but if you have exhausted all conservative measures and can find a good surgeon it might be worth it.

[mmglobal]

peter, the 'should I have surgery?' question is very personal and can only be answered by you. However, that decision should only be made when you are certain that you have evaluated all your options and truly understand the implications.

It's easier to pull the trigger if you have a low risk, high success surgery. When facing a multi-level fusion, we are told to wait until we can't stand it anymore, because it is percieved to be a high risk, low success surgery.

All I can say is... "Do your homework... Make informed decisions!"

Good luck... let us know what you decide and how it goes.

all the best,

Mark