solardust

fkissam,I did it just in reverse,I had sever stenosis of l4 and l5,it was something I dealt with for about 12 yrs, pain wise it would be pretty bad, spasms that would make me grip the wall, but then after a few days it would go away, well one day it came ,and the pain left, but I began haveing Bladder probs,to the point where I could not go potty, or as bad as this sounds, I actually wet the bed twice,that is what set me running to the doc,which sent me to the NS I have now,the surgery was better then 3 hrs long,and a 4 day hosp stay,now this disc thing with my neck, I will admitt I had some signs prior to the back surgery, but at the time I thought it was a shoulder issue from driveing school bus,untill one day it came on and damn if it did'nt go right to unbearable pain,I sat in a recliner for 3 weeks unable to lay flat, crying, docs were handing out pain meds like candy, and I was eating them the same, but really all they did was make me stupid, did not touch the pain, I guess in a sense I was lucky, cuz I was already hooked up with the NS ,I seen him and one day later I was in surgery, so unlike so many people on this board, I received help alot faster.I never had any cracking sounds in my back, although I did in my neck,the hardest thing on the back is sitting, so try to move as best you can,and get some good anti inflameitories,I wish you the best and hope it resolves for you quickly.Diana