Recent content by chinaski

Also, to add, fear is your biggest enemy. Please don't be afraid. As Roosevelt said, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I have the exact same thing. Multiple MRI's, L5, S1, Herniated Disc, Nerve Root Compressed. Sciatica, Blah, Blah Blah. After several epidural steroids I was doing pretty good (placebo) went in for scheduled surgery and the Surgeon, surprisingly, shoed me away saying that he wasn't going to...

Thanks for the responses everyone. Much appreciated. I was just at the grocery store and had a feeling of dread and worry come over me. There are some personal issues going on with me that are somewhat health related that I would rather not discuss publicly, but once I started focussing on...

Also, I forgot to include this... My regular Doctor has ALWAYS recommended against surgery. He is an old school Doctor, and his mantra has always been "Time Heals" - I asked him about Dr. Sarno and he was familiar with his work. Although I wouldn't consider him a "Sarno Doctor" he did say...

Sorry if this is long winded... I've suffered with Low Back and Sciatica pain for several years now, probably starting around 2008 and coming to a head around 2015 when I received my first epidural steroid injection for an L5 Disc Issue. That "Fixed" me until December of last year when I...