Back Surgery

[Floridafan]

Originally Posted by badgirl

Thank you and I know your a chiropractor, right? I have know I have degeneration for about 12 years its just recently started giving me serious trouble.

Let me ask you about something Luv mentioned in a post she said it can affect your bladder, whats that about cause I do have problems with that but I haven't mentioned it to the Dr. Could it be from my back problem?

I hope I have the right person, your the dr right? Floridachief? Same person?

Yes to I'm the doctor, Floridafan and yes it can affect your bladder. A nerve has two types of fibers, motor and sensory. Motor tells the tissue what to do and sensory fibers relate it to its environment. Example, when you shake someones hand, you squeeze their hand, that's the motor portion of the nerve telling the muscles in your arm and hand to contract and squeeze and you feel the persons hand in yours, that's the sensory portion of the nerve doing the feeling and telling the brain your being touched.

How severe is the bladder involvement? You really should tell your doctor.

Personally I would not have surgery for degenerative disc disease but you may be so severe you waited too long and you might need surgery. Tough call without reviewing your MRI and x-rays.

Spinal decompression has helped many people with exactly what your complaining of. Everyone responds differently. Some people follow doctors orders, some don't. Some continue to do the very things that caused the problem others stop and follow directions, everyone is different.

You are completely unique and need to have someone evaluate you. Take your records with you.