I have found this book helpful. He says alot of back pain is not helped by surgery, especially those with fibro. I was scheduled for back surgery 10 years ago and after reading this canceled. Have been O.K. I do have a friend who was helped by surgery and PT but not always happens.Jan, I have always said I would never let anyone do surgery on my back. Only reason is I have never met anyone who it truly helped. It seems like one back surgery leads to multiple. I understand why people DO go for the surgery; Back pain can be so excruciating and crippling.
So with that being said I should never say never.
and i'll never understand why youre such a bitch.My friend had terrible back problems and was scheduled for surgery, but his neighbour is a doctor and gave him a book which convinced him to not have it. Apparently it only works about half the time and the other half it gets worse or has lifelong complications. He was in pain for a few years but the problem eventually subsided on its own.I am glad I didn't have it and would tell anyone to consider it carefully.
My mom has had three back surgeries. With the first ruptured disc, they put a plate and rods in. I guess because of the loss of movement in that area, the discs around it are more apt to rupture. That happened to her. She used to be a vibrant, active woman. Because of the back surgeries, she had to retire early, is in chronic pain, and hardly leaves the house.
I've been having a lot of unexplained back pain. May I ask what the book says to do for pain?
This topic is really helpful. I have a lot in common with kweenb's mother, and was desperate enough to ask my rheumatologist if surgery would help. Fortunately he gave a firm "no". Now that I have adjusted my life to my back pain I know very well that my body would not cope with major surgery, but at the time I would have done anything to stop it, and was considering 'shopping around' for a surgeon.