The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Yes. Herniated disc L4 and L5. I couldn't imagine strapping a guitar over my shoulder when it's bad. That pain will humble you.

L4-L5 here too it is very humbling. at its worst, i was on my hands and knees crawling to the bathroom. to read Neale has been dealing with this since the beginning of the SWS tour, shows what a loyal and dedicated trouper he is for getting through what he could for the band. how is your back doing??

Originally Posted by jannieC

Oh, do I ever. Lumbar spinal fusion at age 10 due to Spondylosisthesis. Dove into a 4ft pool a year later and cracked some vertebrae in my upper back. Neck fusion in 1998.

Now I have two bulging discs (though they cause no problems), spinal stenosis, and advanced arthritis right above my lumbar fusion. I just had my first (and hopefully last) course of epidural steroid injections. I had suffered from back pain my entire life.

If you're suffering now, you have my sympathy.

jannie, I had no idea. my bro broke his neck diving into a pool at 17. for me, the final straws on my back were falling in a las vegas bathtub, and then lifting what amounted to the weight of a bathtub (my neice's suitcase) high into an SUV. i was more worried about the tub bruise on my arm. but, by the third day, I was on the floor. i have had three epidural injections -- first one lasted three months, second one 1.5 years and this one last one is going on 2.5 years. this will probably catch up with me at some point, but I don't want to have surgery and working everything I can (injections, yoga, etc) to get through.