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What Are The Success Rates With Surgery For Bulging Discs And Is Lortab Helpful In Relieving Pain?
hi, my name is adam, I am 30 years old and have been dealing with bulging discs since 2010, in jan 2013 I finally herniated my l5-s1 with my l3-l4 and l4-l5 still bulged ready to rupture, I was refferd to a pain clinic last year in which I decided to stop in august of 2013 because I felt better, the pain I experience isn t excrutating but is painful enough to keep me down or from being able to live a normal life and do normal things, id say a 5=7 on a pain scale, and then sometimes its less and more aggravating.... what are the success rates with surgery for my condition in your opion or do you suggest I go back on lortab again? the lortab didn t really help and only slightly numbed me, the pain was still there so would I need more or do you think surgery can fix me up?
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and MRI findings.
Initially, you should try medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin capsules. This would help relieve the pain. Physiotherapy such as IFT/ultrasound and back extension exercises would also be helpful.
If the above do not help, then, you could go for epidural injections.
Surgery is the last resort and is successful if the case selection and the surgeon are good.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and MRI findings.
Initially, you should try medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin capsules. This would help relieve the pain. Physiotherapy such as IFT/ultrasound and back extension exercises would also be helpful.
If the above do not help, then, you could go for epidural injections.
Surgery is the last resort and is successful if the case selection and the surgeon are good.
I hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
For DIRECT QUERY to me: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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