Back Surgery in your 30s?

Momofmanytoo
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:45:11 +0000

I can agree that pain some mild back issues can be controlled through alternative measures. But in general, “switching off pain signals” is a dangerous blanket idea. Until you’ve experienced the pain from a nerve that’s compressed by a severely herniated disc, you just don’t realize how serious it is. Furthermore, permanent nerve damage can be done, leading to lifelong numbness and weakness in the extremities. Generalizing back pain solutions like this eventually contributes to sub par care and delayed resolutions. How many people’s docs have told them that “many people have disc herniations with no pain”, interpretation “you should have no pain too”? It’s the last thing you want to hear when you are unable to walk, stand, sit at your desk at work, etc…

There’s no shame in resorting to surgery, if the pain gets that bad. We have to use our best judgment. I, personally, worked for months on every alternative measure possible before I decided on surgery. And only after a serious unexpected setback did I decide to proceed. 100% worth it.