OK BACK IN DEC 2003 HUSBAND IN ASSIDENT HIT FROM BEHIND THEN THROW INTO INTERSECTION WHERE HE HIT SOMEONE,, ANYHOW HE HAS SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN MORE NOW IN HIS LOWER BACK.. HAS BEEN GETTING EPADORA SHOTS KNOW I DIDNT SPELL IT RIGHT BUT... SEEMS NOT TO BE WORKING NOW THEY WANT TO DO A DIFFERENT SHOT TO FREEZE IT BUT... WAS THINKING SURGERY HE IS GOING COMPLETLY OUT OF HIS MIND DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR HIM HE'S FINE WHEN ON HIS MEDS BUT DON'T WANT THEM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED HE IS SUCH A GOOD MAN AND HARD WORKER AND ONE SEC CHANGES A PERSON'S LIFE... BE SAFE :angel:

Is he also doing PT to strengthen his trunk? With shots they seem to be really agressive with PT. Has anyone suggested surgery of any kind. What did they say is wrong, MRI or anything like that? With neck and back pain it is probably really hard to handle PT. Good Luck!
I hope you find the answers you are looking for, it is really hard at times to care for back pain sufferers. We can be pretty miserable at times. We don't even know what we want cause were never comfortable. I never would have understood someone being in this kind of pain for long periods of time for there back. So don't be to hard on yourself for not knowing what to do for your husband, just hang in there like your doing and one day this will be all behind you. Keep moving forward, find the answers to what's going on! Take Care! :angel:
Jean

TY JEAN :wave: FOR RESPONDING... HE DID HAVE A COUPLE MRI'S DONE ON HIS LOWER AND UPPER BACK DID SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE DISC DETEARIATING SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING... NO NOTHING YET ABOUT SURGERY BUT IS GOING TO SEE A ORTHOPEDIC DR BUT.... I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY FOR BONES BUT NOW A FRIEND OF MINE SAID ABOUT A NEUROLOGIST SAID HE SHOULD SEE THAT ONE INSTEAD U HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS ALSO AS I AM NOT A BACK SUFFER AND HOW I SEE MY HUSBAND I REALLY DON'T WISH THAT ON MY WORST ENEMY :angel:

I am sorry for all your husband's pain. I'm not quite clear on what kind of dr he is seeing right now but he should be under the care of a spine specialist--either a neurosurgeon or an orthopedic spine specialist. There are things that can be done other than surgery sometimes....and I doubt that surgery would be recommended for deteriorating disc unless they were severely impaired.
As for the pain medication, tell him to take them as ordered and not to worry. Hopefully, the spine specialist will be able to help him with the right treatment and he won't need them. However, please keep in mind that addiction is not something he needs to worry about. That only happens to about 1-2 percent of the patients when they don't take their meds as prescribed.
Don't let him be rushed into a surgery either; get a second opinion. Once you have a diagnosis, come back and tell us what it is and maybe we can give you some good suggestions.
I don't know what the procedure is where "freezing" is done...please do some research on that or else get the medical term and ask us here. No one but a specialist should be giving these shots and it should always be done with a machine called a fluoroscope to help guide the needle.
I hope some of this has been helpful.....I wish you good luck and hope you will come back and keep us informed as to what is happening.

Carol