• SituationCake
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    7 months ago

    For anyone that is contemplating surgical treatment for spinal pain or knows any friends or family in the situation, last nights four corners is a must watch.

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      7 months ago

      Got offered a steroid epidural. Chose not to in the end, was mostly better by that point.

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      7 months ago

      Doctors are not gods and all advice should be treated with skepticism, especially when a lot of money is going to be made and ESPECIALLY when your spine is involved.

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        7 months ago

        especially!!

        That’s why I’m so careful, I let practically no one touch me other than doctors .

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            7 months ago

            true that

            The best advice I’ve had, from neurosurgeons, I still follow, which was “rest”, stay in bed

            unfortunately I didn’t have a long enough consultation to learn how to avoid back pain

            that I had to find myself by noting patterns of my behaviour