Knowing back pain well, with 4 herniated discs and
deterioating disc disease, i have been thru it all and don't want surgery which
is the last resort. Pain doctors gave me Ultram, but now i'm on 800 mg.
Ibuprofen and 500 mg. Naproxen which work with moderate success. I try to
get a weekly massage which helps the body as well as the mind. I've had
the pain injection at the spine and found out it contained Cannabis. I was
ready for the knife then, but that took away the sharp pain. When it gets
severe i found these heat wraps that go around the waist and heat up for 8 or
more hours and they can be used for heat on horse joints. They are called
ThermaCare heat wraps and they help lots. We have a hot tub that gets
my naked body sometimes 4 times a day if i'm here and time warrants and the pain
is severe. This pain will NOT go away as long as i live and now i just
walk a little bent like Matthew. I guess it builds character, as its
something that only surgery will totally fix and then i've seen people come out
worse from the knife and don't like those odds. There are many things i
can't do any more like pick-up a 100 lb. bag of feed from the back of a
car trunk but one leans to adapt later on in life and get 50 lb. bags.
There are many that swear on a Good Chiropractor. Be
optimistic, take your sunglasses with you on a rainy day.
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