I have to operations on my back for prolapsed disc but neither have worked?

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I have two ops on my back for prolapsed disc and neither have worked i have now been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and to me it seems very painful most of the time i would like to know if it will get better or is there something i could do to ease the constant aches and pains. my g.p. has put me on anti depressants which is what i was trying to avoid.among other things the bottom part of my left leg is compleatly numb and sometimes it feels as though someone is sticking pins in my ankle is there anything i can

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One thing you can do is find a practitioner that specializes in fibromyalgia and the pain it causes. Once you find this doctor, express your concerns about the anti-depressants, and most definitely about your physical symptoms. You don't have to depend on the G.P. to be the one with the absolute answer. Shop around for a second and third opinion if you feel the need!

Good luck!

I was in hospital with a prolapsed disc I had never suffered pain like that in my life.
That was a few years ago I didn't get an operation but I have pain in my back, and I was thinking of getting a heat pad to see if that would help. Maybe a heat pad would help you as well.

I do not find that surgical procedures are necessarily a cure for pain. They are very good for preserving and/or returning function. Pain is your body telling you there is an aberration in the system. That is there before or after surgery. You are describing paresthesia (numbness) and dysesthesia (pins and needles feelings which are part of neuropathic pain.

You should move on beyond your GP. See a specialist in pain medicine. They can recommend treatments which can help manage the neuropathic pain. This doers not mean "pain medication". There are many medications which can help with neuropathic pain syndromes. These include neuromodulators which are often used for seizure patients and some of the antidepressants can be helpful. They are used to alter the way pain signals are transmitted in the brain. Pain specialist can also recommend alternative therapies like acupuncture, EPTS, physio-therapies, and naturopathic remedies.

While pain and numbness are bothersome, the most important things to watch out for are loss of bowel or bladder control and/or loss of strength. IF those occur follow up with an emergency department who can then get you an emergent consult with the surgeons.

I have to operations on my back for prolapsed disc but neither have worked?

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