Herniated Disks

[Billie Edwards]

Hey all,

Has any of you had a herniated disk or disk bulge???
I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago when picking bub up and it continued to get worse until i had to get a x-ray to see what was wrong...IT REALLY hurt!! I've been to physio a few times and am feeling HEAPS better, but am sooooooooo scared that its ganna come back!!!

Just wondered if anyone has had the same thing?????
Billie
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[shed]

I don't want to scare you but my friend had this exact thing and has just been in hospital getting an operation on it.

Please look after it.

[Funkychicken]

Yep, been there, done that! Twice! It was the most horrendous pain I have ever experienced. More so than childbirth as it was ongoing with no idea of when it would not hurt so much. At least with childbirth you know there is an end in sight-eventually.
Since the second episode I have had moments of being terrified it will come back too but I try to focus on managemant of my back. Also the saying about what you fear most occuring has proven itself too many times, so on an emotional level I try to stay rational. I have used physio and found it was the the best treatment for me initially but ongoing I have regular acupuncture and I also attempt to do a few simple exercises every few days to try and stay 'loose' in the muscles. If you have a bub, I will say only EVER change nappies on a good height change table (one of the biggest causes of back problems in young mums is nappy changing in odd positions) and try to avoid 'hip carrying' or if you do this, alternate hips often. Good luck-PM me if you want more information on this.:)