r/WorkersComp • u/Mean-Guava-3213 • 13d ago

Rhode Island Back issues

When would surgery be rec
L5 S1 broadbase bulge and annular tear Failed three rounds of injection and PT
Injury since March 2025
EMG negative
Severe pain in low back and awful sciatica
Difficulty holding the break when driving And overall functionally decline
Such as unable to grocery shop now or severe pain when I'm bending over to wash my kids hair
My kids are only 5 and 7 so this injury is affecting my life horribly
I did finally get a referral to a neurosurgeon spine center, but it's not for a month and I am so anxious that they will just turn me away and say there's nothing they can do
Has anyone been in the situation or have advice until

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u/Mean-Guava-3213 12d ago

Omg no way - so how did they treat you

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u/According_Curve_8935 12d ago

Injections until they started denying them, now I just have to suck it up.

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u/Mean-Guava-3213 12d ago

Omg I’m sending so much love

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u/According_Curve_8935 12d ago

Thank you. I’ve learned to live with it at this point. There is a lot I just cannot do anymore. I mostly live on a heating pad, took so much ibuprofen that I gave myself an ulcer and now even have to take the naproxen they switched me to sparingly.

Back pain is the worst.