By this time, it was late October 2005. I was physically,mentally and emotionally exhausted. I did not know what to do or where to turn. The only options that I had at the time were to give in to the surgeons here and have a 2 level lumbar fusion or pay out of pocket $53,000 to have a 2 level ADR done since insurance would not cover it.
My pain was constant I was seeing a pain management doctor trying one protocol after another. All the injections, pain medications, steroids and aggravation just seemed to be like trying to put a band aid on an arterial bleed. I would get a bit of relief usually temporary but nothing seemed to work for long. In the meantime the chronic back pain and sciatica plus the leg and foot pain was really taxing on me!
I think I got almost as much relief from some alternative therapies such as using moist heat and ice alternating them, neuromuscular and deep tissue massage, acupressure and acupuncture, herbal therapy and MSM. These things were all a big part of my life at that time and again today!
For people who are not familiar with some of the terms above, I am going to explain several of the alternative methods in detail in my blog tomorrow. So stay tuned!
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