Slipped disc

[John G.]

I suffered a slipped disc back in April and the pain still persists now - in September.
I tried taking pain killers - paracetamol and ibuprofen - which helped but I have stopped them as I don't want any side-effects from long-term use.
Recently, I tried some exercises suggested on YouTube which seem to help the pain in my back but not so much my right leg.

To be honest, there has been some progress aince April but I'm nowhere near where I was before this happened.

Has anyone else suffered a slipped disc? Any advice you can give me?

PS. I have been praying for healing all along. The Lord healed me of other things but not this one.

 

[bèlla]

Have you seen a specialist? This is usually treated through a pain center and physical therapy follows. Have you done that?

~bella

 

[St_Worm2]

Hello John (@John G.), I agree with @bèlla, you need to be under the regular, ongoing care of a physician since your injury is not healed, and your pain is not going away.

Praying for you!

God bless you!!

--David
p.s. - I've never had a herniated disc, but I have had a pinched nerve that needed to be released in my 6th vertebrae a couple of times (a very painful problem that required a chiropractor and traction to fix .. I gave up on my regular doctor and orthopedic specialist as they could not fix the problem w/o back surgery). I'm not sure if you've considered a chiropractor, or even if you should, but I've read that they are able to fix certain kinds of slipped/herniated discs, so it might be worth looking into (BTW, if ibuprofen is helping you, I doubt that your pain is purely nerve pain, just FYI).

 

[chevyontheriver]

I suffered a slipped disc back in April and the pain still persists now - in September.
I tried taking pain killers - paracetamol and ibuprofen - which helped but I have stopped them as I don't want any side-effects from long-term use.
Recently, I tried some exercises suggested on YouTube which seem to help the pain in my back but not so much my right leg.

To be honest, there has been some progress aince April but I'm nowhere near where I was before this happened.

Has anyone else suffered a slipped disc? Any advice you can give me?

PS. I have been praying for healing all along. The Lord healed me of other things but not this one.

I had one. Painful as all get out, and eventually going down into my leg. I dried painkillers but they didn't help much. The first doctor thought I should wait and see if it got better on it's own. I got physical therapy until the therapist said there was no evidence that it was helping. I got an MRI finally and the surgeon said it could be and should be fixed with surgery. And that's how it was fixed in my case. A day later and no pain. More than a decade now with no issues. Your mileage may vary. Find a surgeon who does back surgeries every day. See what they say. You have waited patiently long enough. Do not ignore the leg pain. That SHOULD scare you into at least talking to a surgeon.