tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post113147593204802526..comments2023-09-21T05:16:43.144-04:00Comments on They Shoot Poets - Don't They?: Revenge of The Herniated Disc. (Or how one bad disc corrupted the vertebral neighborhood.)Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131630909133016262005-11-10T08:55:00.000-05:002005-11-10T08:55:00.000-05:00Peter,Thanks for the info on the Prednisone. I'll ...<B>Peter,</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info on the <I>Prednisone</I>. I'll definitely ask my M.D. about it.<BR/><BR/><B>Patry,</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks for commiserating. Every bit of support helps.<BR/><BR/><B>Brian,</B><BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your scoliosis. Thanks for your well-wishes. Yes, even in the same body. Thanks for that too.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131605644350625832005-11-10T01:54:00.000-05:002005-11-10T01:54:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear that too. Due to my scoliosis, I'm ...Sorry to hear that too. Due to my scoliosis, I'm told I'm this far []from major back pain, which I've never experienced. So I send you some compassion-in-advance (if you know what I mean), and thank you for making me appreciate once more my present good health.<BR/><BR/>Heaven, hell,and purgatory can exist not just in the same room, but in the same body...<BR/><BR/>Take care (truly).Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131593152605115522005-11-09T22:25:00.000-05:002005-11-09T22:25:00.000-05:00No suggestions, but lots of commiseration here. H...No suggestions, but lots of commiseration here. Hope you feel better soon.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131589260904907362005-11-09T21:21:00.000-05:002005-11-09T21:21:00.000-05:00Nick: Hard to say if it would be temporary relief ...Nick: Hard to say if it would be temporary relief for you, or not. Everybody's case is so unique. I have had good luck with avoiding surgery, and getting some long term relief for people, using oral steroids (ie Prednisone, 60 mg per day for 5-10 days). Ask your doctor about it?<BR/>Here's a link to a national Guideline with a little info about it: http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=2803&nbr=2029Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131560776130985632005-11-09T13:26:00.000-05:002005-11-09T13:26:00.000-05:00Scott,It doesn't make me hate living as much as it...Scott,<BR/><BR/>It doesn't make me hate living as much as it makes me really appreciate the stretches of healthy back days that I experience. Some days I actually forget that I've had back surgery. The worst part of it is that quite often people who have never experienced real back pain are apathetic to your condition as most have experienced a tired and/or sore back and somehow cannot differentiate between the two.<BR/><BR/>Re: <I>They Shoot Poets with bad backs-- don't they? </I><BR/><BR/>LOL! Not ready for the glue factory yet but I get your point.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131560088677398912005-11-09T13:14:00.000-05:002005-11-09T13:14:00.000-05:00Peter,I'm on anti-inflammatory medication and pain...Peter,<BR/><BR/>I'm on anti-inflammatory medication and pain-killers. Heard about the epidural of course but not the "oral steroid burst". Correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume that these are both just temporary reprieves. Anyway thanks for the concern.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131554852304898312005-11-09T11:47:00.000-05:002005-11-09T11:47:00.000-05:00a good blog title might be: They Shoot Poets with ...a good blog title might be: They Shoot Poets with bad backs-- don't they? If not, they should.Scott Glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926919807080424471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131554788145096002005-11-09T11:46:00.000-05:002005-11-09T11:46:00.000-05:00I've had two transforaminal steroid injections and...I've had two transforaminal steroid injections and 1 epidural--none helped. it is so frustrating. makes you hate livingScott Glassmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926919807080424471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-1131511417727217562005-11-08T23:43:00.000-05:002005-11-08T23:43:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about your back. Have you tried an ...Sorry to hear about your back. Have you tried an oral steroid burst, or an epidural steroid injection? They can be really helpful (in my limited experience).Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.com