Comments on: status report http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/12/status-report "The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving." Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eric Nguyen http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/12/status-report#comment-49812 Eric Nguyen Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:06:51 +0000 http://www.amyleblanc.com/?p=5241#comment-49812 Really sorry to hear this. So many people we know have chronic back problems; it's such a curse :( I have former coworkers who use standing desks to address various back issues. Three even made treadmill desks (you walk very slowly, all day!) Really sorry to hear this. So many people we know have chronic back problems; it’s such a curse :(

I have former coworkers who use standing desks to address various back issues. Three even made treadmill desks (you walk very slowly, all day!)

]]> By: Holly http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/12/status-report#comment-49807 Holly Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:14:36 +0000 http://www.amyleblanc.com/?p=5241#comment-49807 Best of luck! I'm sorry to hear that you are in pain so constantly -- I hope that something changes soon or that doctors can provide you with some relief! Best of luck! I’m sorry to hear that you are in pain so constantly — I hope that something changes soon or that doctors can provide you with some relief!

]]> By: woo http://www.amyleblanc.com/2009/12/status-report#comment-49802 woo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:41:14 +0000 http://www.amyleblanc.com/?p=5241#comment-49802 I have disc on nerve issues but lower back, with the pain down the leg. Drugs did nothing for me, so I went to a pain management doctor and the injections there have done wonders; to the point where I have avoided surgery. It is not for everyone but my goal was to avoid back surgery at all costs, being fairly young (at the time 30). In my instance the herniated disc does not bother me but when it gets swollen, it presses on the nerve; and that is what bothers me. So the injections reduce the swelling and it works. I get one to two injections a year and has brought back my quality of life. Best of luck Amy, as I know constant pain is just as much if not more of a mental battle as the physical one. I would investigate and explore I have disc on nerve issues but lower back, with the pain down the leg. Drugs did nothing for me, so I went to a pain management doctor and the injections there have done wonders; to the point where I have avoided surgery. It is not for everyone but my goal was to avoid back surgery at all costs, being fairly young (at the time 30).

In my instance the herniated disc does not bother me but when it gets swollen, it presses on the nerve; and that is what bothers me. So the injections reduce the swelling and it works. I get one to two injections a year and has brought back my quality of life.

Best of luck Amy, as I know constant pain is just as much if not more of a mental battle as the physical one. I would investigate and explore

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