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crippledguy20034 posted:
too suffer from severe back pain but the doctors refuse to give me pain meds. they say im to young bs, ive taken nerotin for 3 months and it does nothing to the pain and surgery is the only option left sucks major. also had x-rays and ct scans but were neg just had an mri last week hope something good happens soon. can't do nothing but lay around. im 22 and havft to use a walker that sucks
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:lower back pain<i>too suffer from severe back pain but the doctors refuse to give me pain meds. they say im to young bs, ive taken nerotin for 3 months and it does nothing to the pain and surgery is the only option left sucks major. also had x-rays and ct scans but were neg just had an mri last week hope something good happens soon. can't do nothing but lay around. im 22 and havft to use a walker that sucks</i>
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bj1208 responded:
hi and welcome to the support group -

yes you are very young to have spine issues and seeing the right kind of physicians is the key factor.

be sure you are seeing a spine specialist - either Orthopedic Spine Specialist or Neurosurgeon Spine Specialist. and it's best that you get a couple of opinions so you know exactly what your diagnosis is.

Spine specialists are the only ones that can read MRI, CT Scans etc 100% and are the only ones that can fully diagnose spine issues.

Seeing a pain management is also key element - a PHYSIATRIST pain management clinic goes deeper into pain management - meaning they will go to the underlying problem for treatment. here's link describing what they do etc.,

http://www.spineuniverse.com/treatments/what-physiatrist

yes you are young to be having spine problems but it's not uncommon as spine issues affect a lot of people. I would suggest that you make sure you are seeing a spine specialist so that you can get a full diagnosis. Once you have the diagnosis you can let us know what it is and we can help you with research or further assistance of what to do etc.

Surgery should always be the last resort after all other treatments have failed and there are lots of treatments. A PHYSIATRIST Pain Clinic goes deeper into these treatment options.

when you have CT Scans, MRI's or what ever tests have been done be sure to get a copy of the film and the written report. the written report will give details of the test results.

let us know what you find out - and give us more details relating to your pains and your back pains as far as where it's located (low back,middle, upper etc) and let us know what treatments you have had done. the more we know about you the more we can help you.

keep us posted - take care - Joy
Report This| Share this:lower back painhi and welcome to the support group -<br /><br />yes you are very young to have spine issues and seeing the right kind of physicians is the key factor.<br /><br />be sure you are seeing a spine specialist - either Orthopedic Spine Specialist or Neurosurgeon Spine Specialist. and it's best that you get a couple of opinions so you know exactly what your diagnosis is. <br /><br />Spine specialists are the only ones that can read MRI, CT Scans etc 100% and are the only ones that can fully diagnose spine issues.<br /><br />Seeing a pain management is also key element - a PHYSIATRIST pain management clinic goes deeper into pain management - meaning they will go to the underlying problem for treatment. here's link describing what they do etc.,<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.spineuniverse.com/treatments/what-physiatrist">http://www.spineuniverse.com/treatments/what-physiatrist</a> <br /><br />yes you are young to be having spine problems but it's not uncommon as spine issues affect a lot of people. I would suggest that you make sure you are seeing a spine specialist so that you can get a full diagnosis. Once you have the diagnosis you can let us know what it is and we can help you with research or further assistance of what to do etc.<br /><br />Surgery should always be the last resort after all other treatments have failed and there are lots of treatments. A PHYSIATRIST Pain Clinic goes deeper into these treatment options.<br /><br />when you have CT Scans, MRI's or what ever tests have been done be sure to get a copy of the film and the written report. the written report will give details of the test results. <br /><br />let us know what you find out - and give us more details relating to your pains and your back pains as far as where it's located (low back,middle, upper etc) and let us know what treatments you have had done. the more we know about you the more we can help you.<br /><br />keep us posted - take care - Joy
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