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I m having a problem on my back bone, they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night.
I have gone to different hospitals, still no solution yet, only pain killers and opioid. The thing is getting worse day by day, I m highly depressed, someone should help me on what to do. I m gradually dying oooo.pls good people of nairaland should advised me pls.if anyone knows solution to this, let the person help me.

08165719385

Dmaxplus:
I m having a problem on my back bone, they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night.
I have gone to different hospitals, still no solution yet, only pain killers and opioid. The thing is getting worse day by day, I m highly depressed, someone should help me on what to do. I m gradually dying oooo.pls good people of nairaland should advised me pls.if anyone knows solution to this, let the person help me.

08165719385

If hospitals can’t help you, what do you want us to do? Continue going for opiods and painkillers. Hopefully you’ll come across someone knowledgeable on the matter during one of your visits.

Go see a chiropractor

Dmaxplus:
I m having a problem on my back bone, they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night.
I have gone to different hospitals, still no solution yet, only pain killers and opioid. The thing is getting worse day by day, I m highly depressed, someone should help me on what to do. I m gradually dying oooo.pls good people of nairaland should advised me pls.if anyone knows solution to this, let the person help me.

08165719385

please go see a chiropractor. You will be fine

Pls go to a general hospital, then follow their instructions.

Bleank:
Pls go to a general hospital, then follow their instructions.

Bro, I have been to several teaching hospitals, FMC
.
I have done CT scan, MRI etc

Dmaxplus:
I m having a problem on my back bone, they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night.
I have gone to different hospitals, still no solution yet, only pain killers and opioid. The thing is getting worse day by day, I m highly depressed, someone should help me on what to do. I m gradually dying oooo.pls good people of nairaland should advised me pls.if anyone knows solution to this, let the person help me.

08165719385

Go to national orthopaedic Hospital Enugu. It requires a surgical operation that won't take more than 1m. If you delay too much, very soon you won't be able to walk normally again. A friend has had same case and was resolved there but if you have more money meffis hospital Enugu can handle it faster but more expensive.

Dmaxplus:

Bro, I have been to several teaching hospitals, FMC
.
I have done CT scan, MRI etc

Did they discuss surgery with you at all

Bleank:


Did they discuss surgery with you at all

No

legacystore:


Go to national orthopaedic Hospital Enugu. It requires a surgical operation that won't take more than 1m. If you delay too much, very soon you won't be able to walk normally again. A friend has had same case and was resolved there but if you have more money meffis hospital Enugu can handle it faster but more expensive.

Thanks a lot, pls can can you send me your friend number on 08165719385, I want to confirm something from him

Dmaxplus:
I m having a problem on my back bone, they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night.
I have gone to different hospitals, still no solution yet, only pain killers and opioid. The thing is getting worse day by day, I m highly depressed, someone should help me on what to do. I m gradually dying oooo.pls good people of nairaland should advised me pls.if anyone knows solution to this, let the person help me.

08165719385

Can I see the medications you've taken

drimzsmoke:


Can I see the medications you've taken

Tramadol and it's brothers

Ruke out surgery. Seasoned professionals in the developed countries will let you know it is a high risk surgery that can lead to paralysis or other devastating health issues. If money is not an issue I suggest you follow the advice some have already given .... see a chiropractor.

Originalsly:
Ruke out surgery. Seasoned professionals in the developed countries will let you know it is a high risk surgery that can lead to paralysis or other devastating health issues. If money is not an issue I suggest you follow the advice some have already given .... see a chiropractor.

Ok

Dmaxplus:

Tramadol and it's brothers

Lolz, are you sure they wrote "Tramadol" for you in a teaching hospital
Please snap your prescription sheet and send to me
Tramadol on its own can't cure lumbar spondylosis

drimzsmoke:


Lolz, are you sure they wrote "Tramadol" for you in a teaching hospital
Please snap your prescription sheet and send to me
Tramadol on its own can't cure lumbar spondylosis

Yeah, they did, 50mg

Sorry bro. I pray for quick recovery

Still need input

Dmaxplus:
Still need input

It may be necessary to have your medical history to review this diagnosis.

Originalsly:
Ruke out surgery. Seasoned professionals in the developed countries will let you know it is a high risk surgery that can lead to paralysis or other devastating health issues. If money is not an issue I suggest you follow the advice some have already given .... see a chiropractor.

Stop saying what you don't know.
Which developed countries are you talking about? The same ones we worked in or the ones in Mars? Disc prolapse with cord or nerve compression requires surgery everywhere in the world.
A friend in Canada had his operated on just last week
Every procedure has complications and that shouldn't be taken advantage of by people like you to mislead others.

You and this other ''Hyperbaric Oxygen" guy should stop giving medical advice on medical problems you don't have deep knowledge in.

drimzsmoke:


Lolz, are you sure they wrote "Tramadol" for you in a teaching hospital
Please snap your prescription sheet and send to me
Tramadol on its own can't cure lumbar spondylosis

Hospitals are free to prescribe opioids to patients when required, and they're not meant to cure the problem, but to reduce the pain.
That shouldn't be a surprise.

ChybuzzDD:


Stop saying what you don't know.
Which developed countries are you talking about? The same ones we worked in or the ones in Mars? Disc prolapse with cord or nerve compression requires surgery everywhere in the world.
A friend in Canada had his operated on just last week
Every procedure has complications and that shouldn't be taken advantage of by people like you to mislead others.

You and this other ''Hyperbaric Oxygen" guy should stop giving medical advice on medical problems you don't have deep knowledge in.

I guess you have deep knowledge on this medical problem because your friend had surgery last week. All surgeries have risks... not all are high risks. Your friend had surgery.... has it taken care of the problem? ... or are there complications that cause other serious problems? This you cannot know because one week is not enough time to assess the success of the surgery.... if he is back to normal. Surgery is l recommended only as a last resort Did your friend go straight to surgery to take care of the problem? If yes.... then I guess he went on your deep knowledge advice that risk is risk. If no ... why didn't you advise him to? ... as you're suggesting to OP?

We are here to learn ..... let's try to focus on the message and not the messenger.

... and finally ...most important ...who is the surgeon ...the staff and the quality of after care all contribute to the risk factor

Originalsly:


I guess you have deep knowledge on this medical problem because your friend had surgery last week. All surgeries have risks... not all are high risks. Your friend had surgery.... has it taken care of the problem? ... or are there complications that cause other serious problems? This you cannot know because one week is not enough time to assess the success of the surgery.... if he is back to normal. Surgery is l recommended only as a last resort Did your friend go straight to surgery to take care of the problem? If yes.... then I guess he went on your deep knowledge advice that risk is risk. If no ... why didn't you advise him to? ... as you're suggesting to OP?

We are here to learn ..... let's try to focus on the message and not the messenger.

Stop saying what you don't know, this guy.
I'm a Surgeon and I'm not competing with you in this area.
Disc prolapse with nerve or cord compression is different from the uncomplicated types and is a surgical emergency. Surgery is the first option is such situations, irrespective of whether the patient is in Nigeria, Canada or UAE.
The Uncomplicated ones are first managed conservatively.

I know your final goal is to drag this Op towards taking your usual herbal concoctions.
I have let you know several times in the past that there's no road in that direction.

Allow the guy to follow orthodox care, even if it includes surgery. Don't mislead him.
Every procedure has some potential complications, and that doesn't mean the patient must experience them.

ChybuzzDD:


Hospitals are free to prescribe opioids to patients when required, and they're not meant to cure the problem, but to reduce the pain.
That shouldn't be a surprise.

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Who be this one again!!!

ChybuzzDD:


Stop saying what you don't know, this guy.
I'm a Surgeon and I'm not competing with you in this area.
Disc prolapse with nerve or cord compression is different from the uncomplicated types and is a surgical emergency. Surgery is the first option is such situations, irrespective of whether the patient is in Nigeria, Canada or UAE.
The Uncomplicated ones are first managed conservatively.

I know your final goal is to drag this Op towards taking your usual herbal concoctions.
I have let you know several times in the past that there's no road in that direction.

Allow the guy to follow orthodox care, even if it includes surgery. Don't mislead him.
Every procedure has some potential complications, and that doesn't mean the patient must experience them.

For clarity...is lumbar spondylosis complicated and requires surgery as a first option?
You seem to know more about me than I know about myself....are you a brain surgeon? I know of no herbal concoction to treat his condition or alleviate the intense pain. Someone asked Op if surgery was discussed and the answer was no . Why?

ChybuzzDD:


Hospitals are free to prescribe opioids to patients when required, and they're not meant to cure the problem, but to reduce the pain.
That shouldn't be a surprise.

1. Oga surgeon, when last did you prescribe "tramadol" for a patient
2. Oga surgeon, oya let me rephrase, Tramadol alone can't relieve pain of lumbar spondylosis

Originalsly:


For clarity...is lumbar spondylosis complicated and requires surgery as a first option?
You seem to know more about me than I know about myself....are you a brain surgeon? I know of no herbal concoction to treat his condition or alleviate the intense pain. Someone asked Op if surgery was discussed and the answer was no . Why?

Where did you see lumbar spondylosis in my post you replied to?
Some you can just be crazy sometimes and don't know how to how make reasonable arguments.

Now that you've changed from Disc prolapse to lumbar spondylosis(LS), in complicated cases of LS where the osteophytes(new bones) or disc degenerations have caused nerve or cord compression, surgery, and not conservative mgt, becomes the standard treatment.
You can't fully understand these things by scampering to Google searches.

drimzsmoke:



1. Oga surgeon, when last did you prescribe "tramadol" for a patient
2. Oga surgeon, oya let me rephrase, Tramadol alone can't relieve pain of lumbar spondylosis

I don't argue with street vrchins.

But to clear you befuddled brain, the Op reported he was given other medications in addition to the opioid.
That's standard prescription following the step ladder approach to pain management.

ChybuzzDD:


Where did you see lumbar spondylosis in my post you replied to?
Some you can just be crazy sometimes and don't know how to how make reasonable arguments.

Now that you've changed from Disc prolapse to lumbar spondylosis(LS), in complicated cases of LS where the osteophytes(new bones) or disc degenerations have caused nerve or cord compression, surgery, and not conservative mgt, becomes the standard treatment.
You can't fully understand these things by scampering to Google searches.

Why was disc prolapse in the conversation when the OP said he was diagnosed LS? Why would you make complicated LS the focus when the treatment points to an uncomplicated case? Why change the subject? What I quoted from Google is what is relevant to the topic As a surgeon ....who fully understand LS ..... check your comments and see if they really help OP. I'm done

Originalsly:


Why was disc prolapse in the conversation when the OP said he was diagnosed LS? Why would you make complicated LS the focus when the treatment points to an uncomplicated case? Why change the subject? What I quoted from Google is what is relevant to the topic As a surgeon ....who fully understand LS ..... check your comments and see if they really help OP. I'm done

this guy self. Well, it's always like that when arguing with laymen who have to learn from Google, which is not a medical school and can never be.


"they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night"


Read the above excerpt from the Op's first post and learn how Disc Prolapse(what he called "disc burger" came into the discussion. That's the cause of his severe, incessant pain that's not responding to medications, including opioids.

The bulging(prolapsed) disc is now pressing/impinging on his nerve. What he has now is NERVE pain(Neuropathic pain), not simple bone pain from the vertebrae.
Disc degeneration and prolapse are parts of the sequelae of Lumbar spondylosis.
So, at this stage, we're no longer dealing with the simple, uncomplicated lumbar spondylosis that is just the equivalent of a simple Osteoarthritis in the long bones(appendicular skeleton).

ChybuzzDD:


this guy self. Well, it's always like that when arguing with laymen who have to learn from Google, which is not a medical school and can never be.


"they said is a lumbar spondylosis as a result of disc burger ,on S1,L1,L2. The pain is becoming too much, it unbearable, 24hrs I m in pain both day and night"


Read the above excerpt from the Op's first post and learn how Disc Prolapse(what he called "disc burger" came into the discussion. That's the cause of his severe, incessant pain that's not responding to medications, including opioids.

The bulging(prolapsed) disc is now pressing/impinging on his nerve. What he has now is NERVE pain(Neuropathic pain), not simple bone pain from the vertebrae.
Disc degeneration and prolapse are parts of the sequelae of Lumbar spondylosis.
So, at this stage, we're no longer dealing with the simple, uncomplicated lumbar spondylosis that is just the equivalent of a simple Osteoarthritis in the long bones(appendicular skeleton).

So what was,/is your advice for his pain relief?