RVing with Spinal Stenosis
Hi. I have had a bad back for a very long time. Recently my back pain has gotten much worse. I have had an MRI that shows spinal stenosis at L5, S1. Without medication I'm in so much pain that I...
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I am a recent stenosis patient, I had on again off again episodes for the last 25 years but they were always better after a few days or weeks. About a year ago when I got up from our sofa, I saw bright flashes of white light and felt severe back and leg pain. When I realized I was on the floor and had no recollection of falling, I went to the DR.
Long story short, MRI followed several visits to the Conservative Back Clinic. Things continued to get worse and finally I was given a Spinal Epidural. Five days later I had soreness but no pain. I have had two more epidurals and I am pretty much back to the status of two or three years ago.
This past weekend was our first trip in more than a year and other than a little discomfort from going from our bed at home to the one in the RV, I feel great.
I have stopped using any meds for pain other than Naproxen and I don't sleep as much as when I took the Hydrocodone. There has been no talk of operating since my first visit to the pain DR and I was told that operating was a last resort for me. It is a medical decision due to age and the number of operations I have had in the last 6 years.
I am so happy and enjoyed the trip this weekend that we are now planning an extended trip from late June to Late Sept or mid October.
Good luck with your treatment and keep us informed as to you successes and help received. We all need backup plans.
Long story short, MRI followed several visits to the Conservative Back Clinic. Things continued to get worse and finally I was given a Spinal Epidural. Five days later I had soreness but no pain. I have had two more epidurals and I am pretty much back to the status of two or three years ago.
This past weekend was our first trip in more than a year and other than a little discomfort from going from our bed at home to the one in the RV, I feel great.
I have stopped using any meds for pain other than Naproxen and I don't sleep as much as when I took the Hydrocodone. There has been no talk of operating since my first visit to the pain DR and I was told that operating was a last resort for me. It is a medical decision due to age and the number of operations I have had in the last 6 years.
I am so happy and enjoyed the trip this weekend that we are now planning an extended trip from late June to Late Sept or mid October.
Good luck with your treatment and keep us informed as to you successes and help received. We all need backup plans.
