Quote Originally Posted by bikerchick68 View Post
yikes bcipam! keep us posted on that MRI... my mom is currently staying with me while recovering from a laminectomy for degenerative disc disease... she had the neck fused in 04... hopefully this will "fix" it for a long time now...

the good news? Recovery from fusion gave her back motion and life without pain... and so far on the back, it's looking good... we'll have a better idea in 3 months... total heal time...

Oh yeah.. and by the way, it's genetic... I told her I would have preferred the gene for a small butt and thighs... she assured me that gene does not run in the family...
Bikerchick - I might be asking you some more questions about your mom's surgery. It was suggested to me and frankly I am scared silly about it. 1) I vowed no more surgeries and hospital stays, I have had enough and 2) cutting on my back - just plain scary.

This has all just happened sortof out of the blue and I hope is an acute problem. I had a MRI today but had to leave it early because the pain in my leg was too intolerable. I'm going back tomorrow after taking after pain meds (yes someone will be driving me) to see if I can complete the MRI. I'm just hoping this won't keep me off the bike. I can sit without much problem. I figure I can cycle as well. What sucks is standing and laying down (such as for the MRI).
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MAry just keep doing what the doctor tells you to do. Hopefully the problem will resolve itself.

One word/just my opinion: I am so against chiropractors - just handling injury claims for so many years I've seen the damage they can do. Yes I know folks swear by them and for minor issues, I think the massage they perform works great it's just when folks start going to them for neurological issues as oppose to sprain/strain. You can understand why some insurers won't cover chiro. services. If your insurance covers PT, that is more helpful. Good PT done under the doctor's careful eye, can resolve most sprain/strain issues. Neurological problems (such as my pinched nerve) cannot be rsolved through manipulattion. As you can imagine, moving things around when there's swelling and nerve damage can do no good!

It's like this... if you have a broken arm, you wouldn't have a chiro. manipulate it - you would leave it alone and let it heal. Same with neurological issues. Rest is best.