When I first started having severe back pain, my primary care doctor was no help at all. So I found a highly rated surgeon in my area to consult. He told me I was too young for the surgery he does, ordered me PT and gave me a steroid injection to help with the recovery process.
I will say yes. I couldn’t even sit in a car for 5 minutes without going through agonizing pain trying to stand up after. It’s been about 6 years, and while I still ache from time to time, I’ve been able to keep up on my stretches and survive 4 hour car rides, fly, etc. without any real issues.
I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, so I’m probably doomed to have surgery one day, but I’ve been pretty successful at managing with fairly minimal effort since my PT.
When I first started having severe back pain, my primary care doctor was no help at all. So I found a highly rated surgeon in my area to consult. He told me I was too young for the surgery he does, ordered me PT and gave me a steroid injection to help with the recovery process.
Did it work?
I will say yes. I couldn’t even sit in a car for 5 minutes without going through agonizing pain trying to stand up after. It’s been about 6 years, and while I still ache from time to time, I’ve been able to keep up on my stretches and survive 4 hour car rides, fly, etc. without any real issues.
I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, so I’m probably doomed to have surgery one day, but I’ve been pretty successful at managing with fairly minimal effort since my PT.
I’m stuck in DDD land too. It totally sucks, and you have my sympathy