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Sorry Grog,
Outside my lane Brother...I too have significant back pain, yes it keeps me up at night and prevents me from standing for long periods of time (I HATE standing still in the OR for hours).
The only thing I have to offer you is plank and bridging exercises in your interim to help in building your core muscles. They have helped me considerably.
Some other things to "investigate"...
-"reinflation" of your disc
- fusion (as previously stated)
- a good pain management specialist for direct disc injection therapy
Back surgery traditionally has about a 10% chance of making things better, a 40% chance of things staying the same, and a 50% chance of making things worse. Time, and your body's unique response to the procedure, will be the only indicator.
Good luck in whatever decision you make.
Eagle
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Primum non Nocere
"I have hung out in dangerous places a lot over the years, from combat zones to biker bars, and it is the weak, the unaware, or those looking for it, that usually find trouble.
Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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