lower back problems/massage

[Anastasia]

hi,im jay 35 i joined the site looking for help and advice
i have had a disc removed in my lower back and get constant pain
i just wondered if there was anything anyone could recommend eg massage/theropy etc
im based in middx/bucks area so if anyone could advise or help,feel free to contact me

many thanks

 

[snuqggjg]

Hello jay1 and welcome to Healthypages

May I just draw your attention to this 'sticky' notice over the New Members forum:

http://www.massageplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=56234


which means that off-forum contact won't be possible for a short while yet, but hopefully members will post their interest here. No email addresses on the forum, please folks!

Thanks
Moonfairy
Moderator

 

[qweosuwiinoicreqg]

Hi Jay1,

It looks as if you have tension throughout the length of your spine and into your shoulders and this seems to be stress related. I will send you some distant Reiki, but make sure you work on these issues as well.

Love & Light

Serenity

 

[Abbas]

thanks for the replys.i didnt realise you couldnt PM people.

as for my back it is also affecting sleep etc etc also
ive had the problem for around 7 years but only had the fusion and spinal decompression around 2 years ago
heat seems to work for it but is only a temporary fix
i was advised to maybe see a neuro surgon but really dont know
i must say suffering for so long now is also adding stress to the matter aswell

 

[deideiblueeyez]

Consistant stress and worry as well as operations can cause a build up of negativity which further adds to the problem. Carrying or holding a crystal such as Smokey quartz can help to release some of this negativity so that any future treatment will be more accepted. Also you may want to consider working on how you feel about yourself and whether you are ready to heal. Affirmations such as "I deserve to be healed" repeated three times on a daily basis can help as well as crystals like rose quartz.

I hope this helps i'm not usually this forthcoming with treatment ideas for people unless they have asked me specifically for help but in your case I just felt some things needed saying.

Love & Light

Serenity

 

[Dark Man]

thank you so much.i apreciate your thoughts and advice

 

[wmtzejip]

broke my foot today to make matters worse
am now in a cast up to my knee for 6 weeks and having to keep the pressure off the cast (2 crutches) so putting even more pressure on my back
finding it hard already but life has to go on like ive always said even if it is hard

 

[Dexter]

i thought i would sare my experience with people with the same problem.
i am now 35 yrs old
it started around 7 years ago when i was getting major back pain
i went to my local GP with the complaint on many occasions.was never sent for a x ray or scan and was told to take normal pain killers.i did this for so long but over time,my back was getting worse and the painkillers wernt working.
i then went back and was sent to me local hospital for various things such as acupuncture,traction,manipulation etc etc which i couldnt understand as they didnt know what my problem was.non of the procedures worked at all
it got to the stage where i had to go private as the pain was unbearable
within a week of going private i had a x ray that didnt show anything and then a MRI scan that showed i had 2 degenerate discs
so the next step was to have a discography to see if it was 1 or 2 of the discs causing my problems
luckily it turned out to apparently be only one which apparently was a good thing at my age or if they had to remove 2 my movement would be very restricted and put more pressure on my good discs
i went in hospital and had a L4/L5 fusion (lower back)
my experience in hospital was not very good as after my 5 hr operation i woke in the recovery roon to find out the anisatist that promised me morphene when i came round had actually gone home.there was no one in the hospital that was allowed to give me anything more than normal painkillers so i had to lie in bed for 10hrs until she came back to work in the morning before i could have morphene.to say i was in extreme pain for 10hrs is a understatement.
i had 12 weeks after the op at home not being able to do anything much at all.
i went back to see my consultant and he was dissapointed the operation hasnt worked
im not sure if i need the other disc out but have been to see various pain consultants,had facit joint injection etc etc all to no avail
it is around 3yrs now since the operation and am still taking diclofenac,co codamol and amatriptyline to help me sleep etc.
if anyone can recommend anything that may help or would like to exchange views etc feel free to reply.it would be nice to hear your views/experiances etc

oh and by the way i broke my foot today, please see above post.