hi I have Lumbar spinal stenois. it's from arthritis in my lower back. i also have arthritis running throughout my body from working outside for 40 years. for the spinal stenosis i'm taking 2 tablets of hydrocordone 10/325 3 times a day. the problem i'm having it only lasts 4 hours at most and a lot of the time it doesn't work. if i eat it doesn't work, or 2 hours after i eat. i'm thinking of gong to my orthopedic surgeon to see what he can do. i'm real afraid of going to doctors now because i went and had a epidural for the pain and that gave me a small heart attack and small seizure from it. i can't seem to find a doctor that will treat me as a patient, all i'm hearing from most of them is don't worry insurance will cover it. i don't know much about it because they never explained it to me. i tried a chiropractor also to no avail. it helped when i was there but 1 hour after it came back. i have read stuff about it but don't understand the lingo. i think it's the L1, L3, L4, and L5 i believe. the pain also goes thru my buttocks and down my left leg. Thanks for any help you can give me.
Papabear
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