Hi Scott,  I read your comments about your back in your blog.  You are so familiar to me.  I was 20 years when I was in an accident and injured my entire spine.  I worked with doctors for 2 years with a lot of medicine.  I felt I lost my entire life!  Then I met a neurosurgeon.  What a guy!  He was from China.  He told me to throw all meds away and begin to swim.  I joined a local swim club and swam and joined a water exercise class.  I did this for years and years.  I felt great!!!!  This really worked.  But, after having 2 children the pain returned.  I continued swimming but things got worse.  I went back to the same doctor and he said that I should have a partial discectomy  on my lumbar spine (only 20%).  I did it!  It was a mistake.  The leg pain would not go away but I continued to swim and exercise for 20+ years.  I was able to go back to my original profession of radiographic technologist after the surgery though.  But the leg pain persisted and I went to an anesthetist and had back injections for several years.  This is what they think caused the present disease that I have (lumbar arachnoiditis).  So, if I were you, I would definitely try the swimming and exercising and start thinking positively.  The positive thinking will help you very much!!!!  But NEVER agree to the epidural back injections.  They are too dangerous.

I hope this helps you some.  I requested to be your friend.  My name is Sandie but I am listed as lotsofquestions.

Best of luck and good health to you!

HAPPY THOUGHTS.

Sandie

Hey Deanna,

Thank you so much, You are so kind!!

I ask the doctors those questions in an email, and told them about myself. I saw the show today about the "implant" disks, and with doctors wanting to fuse my back, I want to see what else is out there..

I really don't want to get my back fused, so hopefully implants of the disks or whatnot would be much better!

Thank you again.

I just added you as a friend :D

Scott Christensen

Hi Scott, I'm Deanna and I just joined today too :)

You should, for sure, get on the site here and ask those questions and apply to be on the show. You never know.

I will so be adding you to my prayers for this to happen for you :) wow you are only 2 yrs older than my daughter.......I am so sorry this happened to you at all but so young too :(

God bless you,

Deanna