I have been suffering with low back and leg pain now for over 2 years. I was diag. originally with a slight bilaterial spondylosis with no encroachment. I continued to work and symptoms got progressively worse. Walking became more painful. I saw a surgeon and he showed me the bilaterial fractures and radial tears in my l4-l5 s1 disc and said it required surgery. I have a sever reaction to anthesia so that has to be my last option. I continued to work in a physical job and not only did walking get harder but sitting and standing for any length of time became so very painful. I had a ct scan done and it showed chronic bilaterial pars defect with severe left and moderate right encroachment of exiting nerve root. I have tried physical therapy,decompression treatment and am not unable to work because I am unable to maintain a position(standing,sitting or standing)for more than just a few minutes. I did a flex xray laying down and it showed the spine to be stable but after I had one standing it showed that on flex and extention it was stable but when in neutral position it progressed to a grade 2. Now I have been telling the dr.s that sitting and standing (any upright position) the pain increased and they just didnt seem to listen. My archilles reflex in my left leg is now severly diminished and even my left leg is somewhat smaller than my right. I have a limp and all symptoms have worsened.I have really lost faith in doctors now and dont know what to do.They want me to go in for injections but isnt this just a bandaid?If I have a section of my spine that is unstable when standing is that going to change when they do injections or just cover up the symptoms for a time thus creating a greater chance of further slipage?Does anyone have any clear answers?
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I have been suffering with low back and leg pain now for over 2 years. I was diag. originally with a slight bilaterial spondylosis with no encroachment. I continued to work and symptoms got progressively worse. Walking became more painful. I saw a surgeon and he showed me the bilaterial fractures and radial tears in my l4-l5 s1 disc and said it required surgery. I have a sever reaction to anthesia so that has to be my last option. I continued to work in a physical job and not only did walking get harder but sitting and standing for any length of time became so very painful. I had a ct scan done and it showed chronic bilaterial pars defect with severe left and moderate right encroachment of exiting nerve root. I have tried physical therapy,decompression treatment and am not unable to work because I am unable to maintain a position(standing,sitting or standing)for more than just a few minutes. I did a flex xray laying down and it showed the spine to be stable but after I had one standing it showed that on flex and extention it was stable but when in neutral position it progressed to a grade 2. Now I have been telling the dr.s that sitting and standing (any upright position) the pain increased and they just didnt seem to listen. My archilles reflex in my left leg is now severly diminished and even my left leg is somewhat smaller than my right. I have a limp and all symptoms have worsened.I have really lost faith in doctors now and dont know what to do.They want me to go in for injections but isnt this just a bandaid?If I have a section of my spine that is unstable when standing is that going to change when they do injections or just cover up the symptoms for a time thus creating a greater chance of further slipage?Does anyone have any clear answers?
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