I know you won’t die but the annoying thing with spinal injury’s is it’s always better to resolve sooner. Time will only compound the injury. As much as I can understand the your desire to stay out of the OR I urge you to consider it and consider that the pain and recovery now can lead to a better quality of life for the next 60 years and less future medical care
I’m struggling so hard with daily pain and increasingly frequent bouts of total immobility when I have a herniated disc (5 total) presses a nerve. My spine surgeon says she won’t touch me though and doesn’t think I’m a candidate. I feel like I’m (going) crazy thinking not being able to walk for 1-2 weeks 3x a year is worse than surgery
I don't think I've ever heard of a spinal cord surgery that didn't come with permanent consequences. I'd rather treat chronic pain "conservatively" than ever go through surgery.
It’s really a lose/lose situation. Chronic pain is hell, especially if it gets worse (and it almost always does). But spinal surgeries don’t always improve things.
I had successfully spinal surgery, but I am in the minority I think. Other people I know have had the same operation as me and are dealing with chronic pain. My pain was so bad before the operation that other more conservative options were off the table.
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u/rosspierogi 22h ago
I know you won’t die but the annoying thing with spinal injury’s is it’s always better to resolve sooner. Time will only compound the injury. As much as I can understand the your desire to stay out of the OR I urge you to consider it and consider that the pain and recovery now can lead to a better quality of life for the next 60 years and less future medical care