It's sad that the military doesn't give our soldiers better health care. I hope you are doing better and able to continue serving iur country and your family. ❤❤❤
Excellent video, this young lady who is in the service should be given assist by the Government. Love your videos which are helping me as I am going to have L4/5 S1 fusion in 10 days just very worried had to have stress test advised ok to proceed with op finger crossed. My is grin, pain butt , thighs both dropped gate right leg.
Love watching your videos. I am 80yo and have DDD and stenosis. I has progressed for the last 20years and the last 3 have been very bad. Got X-ray's and MRI in 2019 and they were quit concerned but gave no suggestions as to what to do other than laminectomy. Trying to avoid surgery.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching very much. Be care with that stenosis. If you wait too long you may not be medically fit for surgery and will be trapped. Check out my stenosis playlist if you have a chance.
I’m 40 year old male with a large hernded disk. Im in good shape not over weight and would love to to a video with you about my back and sciatic pain. I have tried to find younger people with this issue and a lot of times it’s an older person and hard to relate. I have a up to date mri and trying to figure a corse of action. I own my own lawn care company and have time off right now and debating on whether to get surgery or wait to improve. Thank you George.
when i was in navy, my dumb self carried a bucket of salt that was like 200 lbs and immediately, i was on the floor with electric pain going through my body.
Hey Doctor Dan, I have some questions.......I just had an ALIF to take care of my Spondy and foraminal disc bulge that was giving me L5-S1 sciatica symptoms. I've never had issues in my life as an athlete but I injured myself 8 months ago. My concern was that they do the discectomy for the ALIF from the front and remove roughly 90 percent of the disc before the end plates are prepared and the cage is placed. Is it possible to still leave in the part of the disc that's compressing the nerve since it's foraminal and posterolateral and kind of buried in the back. My surgeon said that's not possible because the cage gives you new disc height and the remaining part of the disc just hangs loose before being dried up and absorbed by the body. I guess my fear is that my sciatica will remain once I'm healed. I'm 2 weeks post op and I feel decent, some minor tingling in my leg is still present here and there. Is it true that it could take time for the nerve to heal because it was heavily compressed for 8 months? I haven't taken anything for pain and I'm still okay. My hips and upper glutes are definitely really tight and in pain after laying down for awhile. I didn't have back pain before the surgery. What do you think?
Dr Dan , Please I need your help with diagnosing something as the doctors I have went to couldn’t diagnosis my problem. I am a 49 year old female , I have chronic back pain in my right lower back which seems to radiate towards right hip joint and further towards medial part of the thigh , The pain feels like something is stretching internally , and a pinching type of pain , When I get up from the bed i start feeling the pain and then after exercising for a bit it goes away in an hour and severity of the pain decreases when i am moving and pain is more when I’m standing. I have this pain since 7 years. I had a MRI in 2018 and now recently last week , both the MRIs showed mild disc changes on the LEFT side but all the pain that I have is on the right side. Also this pain went away for some months when I started using Herbalife products (including protein powder and a lot of products like calcium ,multivitamin etc.) But then I stopped using Herbalife products as I got to know they were harmful. And after I stopped using Herbalife products the pain came back. I’m really confused as to what has happened. I’d really appreciate it if you could help me with this
MRI is not typically needed after microdiscectomy unless there are recurrent or persistent symptoms. If MRI is done after surgery for any reason, then contrast needs to be given to distinguish between residual disc herniation and scar tissue.
My back doctor doesn't respond to my back pain issues I tell them about. No x-rays, no cts., no mris. no injections. I also have a sharp pain in my lower back& leg pain.
I want to give Jessica a big hug, prayers for you 🙏🏽 Jessica 💗…you will get better. Thank you for your service!
She is so sweet this women hope she gets better
It's sad that the military doesn't give our soldiers better health care.
I hope you are doing better and able to continue serving iur country and your family. ❤❤❤
You got this sister demand the MRI I have been dealing with severe back pain for years. SEMPER FI
Definitely! Thanks for your comment.
😢❤ I hope she found relief 😢
Excellent video, this young lady who is in the service should be given assist by the Government. Love your videos which are helping me as I am going to have L4/5 S1 fusion in 10 days just very worried had to have stress test advised ok to proceed with op finger crossed. My is grin, pain butt , thighs both dropped gate right leg.
Ah bless her, so happy you will see her again as soon as she has her MRI. Bless you
Blessing received! Thank you so much for that.
Love watching your videos. I am 80yo and have DDD and stenosis. I has progressed for the last 20years and the last 3 have been very bad. Got X-ray's and MRI in 2019 and they were quit concerned but gave no suggestions as to what to do other than laminectomy. Trying to avoid surgery.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching very much. Be care with that stenosis. If you wait too long you may not be medically fit for surgery and will be trapped. Check out my stenosis playlist if you have a chance.
You're amazing for doing this
I’m 40 year old male with a large hernded disk. Im in good shape not over weight and would love to to a video with you about my back and sciatic pain. I have tried to find younger people with this issue and a lot of times it’s an older person and hard to relate. I have a up to date mri and trying to figure a corse of action. I own my own lawn care company and have time off right now and debating on whether to get surgery or wait to improve. Thank you George.
I'm 27 and had this problem for 8 years now. Last year, through MRI imaging, my disk bulge was measured at 6mm
I need surgery since my condition isn't getting any better
when i was in navy, my dumb self carried a bucket of salt that was like 200 lbs and immediately, i was on the floor with electric pain going through my body.
Hey Doctor Dan, I have some questions.......I just had an ALIF to take care of my Spondy and foraminal disc bulge that was giving me L5-S1 sciatica symptoms. I've never had issues in my life as an athlete but I injured myself 8 months ago. My concern was that they do the discectomy for the ALIF from the front and remove roughly 90 percent of the disc before the end plates are prepared and the cage is placed. Is it possible to still leave in the part of the disc that's compressing the nerve since it's foraminal and posterolateral and kind of buried in the back. My surgeon said that's not possible because the cage gives you new disc height and the remaining part of the disc just hangs loose before being dried up and absorbed by the body.
I guess my fear is that my sciatica will remain once I'm healed. I'm 2 weeks post op and I feel decent, some minor tingling in my leg is still present here and there. Is it true that it could take time for the nerve to heal because it was heavily compressed for 8 months? I haven't taken anything for pain and I'm still okay. My hips and upper glutes are definitely really tight and in pain after laying down for awhile. I didn't have back pain before the surgery. What do you think?
Dr Dan , Please I need your help with diagnosing something as the doctors I have went to couldn’t diagnosis my problem. I am a 49 year old female , I have chronic back pain in my right lower back which seems to radiate towards right hip joint and further towards medial part of the thigh , The pain feels like something is stretching internally , and a pinching type of pain , When I get up from the bed i start feeling the pain and then after exercising for a bit it goes away in an hour and severity of the pain decreases when i am moving and pain is more when I’m standing. I have this pain since 7 years. I had a MRI in 2018 and now recently last week , both the MRIs showed mild disc changes on the LEFT side but all the pain that I have is on the right side. Also this pain went away for some months when I started using Herbalife products (including protein powder and a lot of products like calcium ,multivitamin etc.) But then I stopped using Herbalife products as I got to know they were harmful. And after I stopped using Herbalife products the pain came back. I’m really confused as to what has happened. I’d really appreciate it if you could help me with this
I have thoriac radicalphy levelscoliosis apex l3 l4 l5s1 herniated disk and degenerative disk bulge sacrolitis spinal stenosis lumbar nerve disorder
Is a postoperative MRI after microdiscectomy something that is recommended? Just from a medical standpoint, not from an insurance standpoint?
MRI is not typically needed after microdiscectomy unless there are recurrent or persistent symptoms. If MRI is done after surgery for any reason, then contrast needs to be given to distinguish between residual disc herniation and scar tissue.
Thanks, appreciated.
My back doctor doesn't respond to my back pain issues I tell them about. No x-rays, no cts., no mris. no injections. I also have a sharp pain in my lower back& leg pain.
Wow this is the VA denying treatment is so typical, she should have her orders approved period
Shouldn't be VA since she is still in.
And cervical myelopathy cervical radicalphy myelopathy and myelopathy myelamalcia
Why hadn't she been sent to Bethesda! They can do it all!
So right... I ran a lab at the NIH for several years across the street from Bethesda Naval Hospital. Awesome place.