Nerve Damage S1/L5

[housemd89]

The last few days my lower back has been the worst I've felt it. I can't straighten up or lean back at all. I took a muscle relaxant and it did nothing. I'm kinda worried that the disc has fully herniated. I've got ortho on Thursday anyway so I'll wait and see what they say. I'm hoping it's just a pulled muscle or something and goes away.

[mmglobal]

The severe pain when leaning back may be a disc problem, but it is also consistent with facet issues (and probably other issues as well.)

Sorry you seem to be getting worse.

Mark

[housemd89]

Don't know what's going to happen now. The person I seen at ortho today said there is nothing more they are going to do and told me to go to the gym. It wasn't the usual dr I was seeing. I questioned everything he said and he said and he just kept saying they won't do anymore scans and to try and deal with the pain. I was furious. . I don't understand how one person can give me an esi and say to consider surgery then this guy say they're not going to do anything. The way he was talking was basically saying my pain isn't too bad and to cope with it. I'm going to phone tomorrow and try and speak to my original dr and see what's going on. I think they may be trying to cut the amount of patients they have. You guys on here have been more informative than most the drs ive seen.

[jsewell]

I am so sorry you had such a bad appointment. Was this a doctor ? Let us know when you reach the original doc what he says . Again sorry.
Judy

[housemd89]

Originally Posted by jsewell

I am so sorry you had such a bad appointment. Was this a doctor ? Let us know when you reach the original doc what he says . Again sorry.
Judy

Thank you. Well I phoned up today and all they told me was his name was Mr Murray, so not sure what he is. I explained to my original doctors secretary what happened and even she said that it was strange, she has left a message for him to call me back.

[theBadCormorant]

Originally Posted by housemd89

Thank you. Well I phoned up today and all they told me was his name was Mr Murray, so not sure what he is. I explained to my original doctors secretary what happened and even she said that it was strange, she has left a message for him to call me back.

Are you British ? As curious as it may seem, very eminent surgeons in the UK drop the doctor bit and revert back to being known as Mr, Mrs or Miss - Apparently it is quite an honour for fellow doctors to bestow this status on another of their colleagues. So if you are in the UK and Mr Murray is a surgeon, then "Mr Murray" may be someone who is well worth listening to.

This apparent 'down grading' of status from 'Dr' to 'Mr' goes back many centuries to the days when Barbers carried out surgery; Doctors have to take the hippocratic oath "to do no harm" and as surgery in the 16th century often done great harm, doctors needed to stop being doctors before wielding the knife.

[housemd89]

Originally Posted by theBadCormorant

Are you British ? As curious as it may seem, very eminent surgeons in the UK drop the doctor bit and revert back to being known as Mr, Mrs or Miss - Apparently it is quite an honour for fellow doctors to bestow this status on another of their colleagues. So if you are in the UK and Mr Murray is a surgeon, then "Mr Murray" may be someone who is well worth listening to.

This apparent 'down grading' of status from 'Dr' to 'Mr' goes back many centuries to the days when Barbers carried out surgery; Doctors have to take the hippocratic oath "to do no harm" and as surgery in the 16th century often done great harm, doctors needed to stop being doctors before wielding the knife.

Yeah it's the UK i'm from. Tried numerous times to contact the original Ortho I seen but still not heard back from him. I have now booked a consultation with a chiropractor next week so hopefully he'll be more helpful than the useless NHS.