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We've got your back

We've got your back

Hello @Shaz51 @Owlunar2 @Emelia8 @ClockFace @Appleblossom and anyone and everyone

I hope I'm not intruding... I thought I'd start a space for people with back issues if they haven't connected elsewhere.

After months of being fobbed off by my gp I've been diagnosed with lumbar spine issues. Findings include arthropathy, stenosis, bulging discs, L5 nerve root impingement (both sides) and crowded cauda equina. Pain and discomfort, fatigue and depression, pelvic issues. I'm trying to push through and stay mobile but I can't do as much as i used to. Staying positive is hard. When my gp gave me the printed MRI report she walked out of the office before I could ask any questions. I'm starting with an osteopath next week.

I guess I'm hoping for tips and mutual support. Thanks for reading.

Dimity

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@ClockFace hopefully the pain clinic and specialist physio will have some answers to those questions. But 2 years sounds a long time. Fingers crossed it's quicker than that.

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@ClockFace that sounds tough, good you have a team to help you.

@Dimity I do stretches in the mornings. It's not easy but I find it helpful

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I spend a heap of time researching physio online lately @Dimity @Emelia8 @Shaz51 @Patchworks @ClockFace

@Dimity Answered on other thread before I read this .... lol ... yep the 'getting down' and the 'getting up' seem to be the big challenges. Yes figuring out the good pain and the bad pain ... a stretch is not necessarily pain. So hard for me to figure out. Duh! I do think it is worth it for me. Cmon, Off the couch Apple. ON THE FLOOR!

See ya round

Apple

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hello @Emelia8 , @ClockFace , @Patchworks , @Dimity , @Appleblossom

a busy morning this morning -- no work this week due to the floods

paying for the busy morning now -- ouch

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Hi @Shaz51 I hope you are going ok? I've been praying for the people in the floods. It looked severe from the TV news.

Also, a few people said that they have trouble getting onto the floor for stretching. I have a firm mattress and so I do my stretches on the bed when I wake up. Otherwise I doubt I'd do them 🙂

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Thank you for the tag @Patchworks , how are you going today

Hello @Dimity , @Appleblossom , @ClockFace , @Emelia8

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Hello @Shaz51

Hello @Patchworks thanks for the suggestion but my mattress isn't firm enough. It's getting a bit easier so I'll persevere.

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Hello @Dimity , full of aches last night

Once I got moving this morning it was OK

@Blackbird11 , @Jynx , do you suffer from back pains

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No @Shaz51

I had bad back a long time ago, but rarely feel pain now.

It's tough,hope you can ease the pain.

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That is soo good @Blackbird11

I have Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis due to my CKD

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