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elizabeth brown commented on Dave Moffatt's blog post 'Update'

hi dave, if i were you make the mess on the floor eating cos no matter what you do the pain is going to be there.. i can sympathise with you and i begged for surgery to be pain free as you say just for a day. I was refused surgery and i cried the wh…

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Angela commented on Dave Moffatt's blog post 'My Story - So Far!'

Hi Dave, You've also had a rough time of it! I've just read your history, I wonder why some people keep having recurring pain and others have no further pain after their operation. Guess we must be the unlucky ones. It was nice to hear from you how…

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Dave Moffatt commented on Jude Robinson's group 'Pain Management'

Thought I'd add in the various pain relief I've tried over the last 15 to 20 years or so to show you what I've tried, what's worked and what hasn't. In terms of drugs, I've tried most of the 'stuff' you can buy over the counter and, depending on th…

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Dave Moffatt commented on Dave Moffatt's blog post 'My Story - So Far!'

My wife ( Helen ) is managing better then both me and our boys truth be told, she just refuses to let her disability get in her way of doing what she wants. Glade makes a big difference though, gives her back some indepedence and confidence and lets…

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Jude Robinson commented on Dave Moffatt's blog post 'My Story - So Far!'

Hey Dave Thanks sooo much for joining and for sharing your story. I'm Jude, I set up the site so that all us poor sufferers could share our stories and know that we're not alone. I have to say though, your repeat operations are definitely the wors…

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Thought it was time to update the saga now I've had all the results of the latest X-rays, MRI Scans and Physio reports back and discussed them with the consultant Neurosurgeon last week.

The news isn't good, my spine is twisitng, most likely due to the number of ops I've had on it over the years ( 4 microdiscectomy's now plus 2 steroid injections ) and wear and tear at the op sites. Basically, my lower back is so weak I have little or no control over it and cannot prevent further disc prolapses… Continue

Posted on August 9, 2009 at 7:27pm —

Update

Hi All

Been a while but this is the first time I've been able to sit down lown enough to type this out!

Had a steroid injection as planned a couple of months back and had seen some improvement in back pain and mobility but then saw a gradual decline in right leg mobility and pain over a couple of weeks to the point where another MRI scan was called for.

Results of this came back last week and it turns out I have another prolapse at L4/L5! This too requires surgery ( microdiscectomy I hope but… Continue

Posted on May 3, 2009 at 12:09am — 1 Comment

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Well I officially got the news last week I think I knew was on the cards all along, I've got another prolapse at L4 / L5! This is the third at this level and to say I'm a bit cheesed off would be putting it mildly!

Fortunately(?) I've got a consultant who agress with me that at my age with my surgical history, opting straight for more surgery now isn't the best option, so we're going to try another steroid injection into the disc(s) first to see what difference it makes. This is planned for the… Continue

Posted on March 8, 2009 at 7:21pm —

My Story - So Far!

Seeing as I'm at home again, resting my knackered back for the umpteenth time, I thought I'd spend some time looking around the 'net' to see if anyone else has the same sort of trouble as me, or am I the 'lucky' one!

My story starts back in 1983 ( yes I'm that old ) in school on a football pitch according to the medical advice I've had since then. Medical advice given at the time of the back injury I sufferd playing in goal, was a torn mucsle. Some 15 years later, an MRI scan and a consultation… Continue

Posted on February 13, 2009 at 12:08pm — 3 Comments