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Originally Posted by edpontiac91
Sorry to hear that you are still in great pain. I had a problem with my L1/S5 disc and time to time it would swell up and really set me down. I was going to a Pain Management Center in East Brunswick for shots. I actually got two epidural shots (I was put under) and then two series of cortizone shots after that. The first shot seemed to do nothing, but the second and third shot really got the pain under control and by the forth shot, it has gone away completely. The name of the place is the Pain Control Center and they located at 561 Cranbury Road in East Brunswick. Their phone number is (732) 651-1300 and ask for an appointment with Dr. Alexander Levin. He DOES NOT BELIEVE IN SURGERY. It is worth a shot (sorry for the pun)!  |
East Brunswick is a little far (a good 1 - 1.5 hours from us). And he went to a Pain Management center. The doc there said if the first didn't help him, the second or third wouldn't help either. It's also in his neck, which affects his ENTIRE body, and it drains him physically and mentally. Having the same issue in the lower back, while painful and physically draining, I would expect doesn't affect someone the same as having the pain in the neck/shoulders/upper back. I don't suffer from either (well, I still have residual neck issues from the first accident, but no where near what he has), but this is what I gather from living with him and speaking with others who have had herniated disks in other places.
the other issue is he also has stenosis at the same spot as the herniated disk, which makes this a totally different thing from just a herniated disk.
His spinal surgeon does not want to do the surgery either. But at this point, they've tried all they could. He doesn't want the surgery either, but he's gone as long as he can suffering with this pain.