Thursday, January 23, 2014

Official diagnosis is...

A herniated disk between L4 and L5 vertebrae.  What does that mean, you say??  I'll tell you....I have no friggin clue.  I have made an appointment with a orthopedic specialist but am unable to get in until February 7th.  Until then I am pretty much in the dark.  I don't know if working out can aggravate the disc more, if I can make it worse, if working out is okay and I just have to deal with the pain.  Frankly, I just don't know.  I am reading some online but who knows how much of this applies to me.  My doctor is just reading a report given to them from the MRI peeps with instructions to see a specialist.  So now I wait another two weeks, dealing with the pain and I guess not working out.

I have watched about a hundred videos on YouTube and this one seems to be the best explanation on what is physically going on inside of me.

Here is another video but I cannot get the video embedded into the blog.
http://www.spine-health.com/video/lumbar-herniated-disc-video

I guess I wait and try to get an earlier appointment.  Any one else dealt with this issue?  What should I expect?  Any suggestions on exercises?  None at all?

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  2. My daughter has the same thing...doctor sent her to physical therapy a lumbar belt cam help for support and anti gravity tables are supposed to work wonders...good luck and feel better

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