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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

When I first started having severe back pain, my primary care doctor was no help at all. So I found a highly rated surgeon in my area to consult. He told me I was too young for the surgery he does, ordered me PT and gave me a steroid injection to help with the recovery process.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I will say yes. I couldn't even sit in a car for 5 minutes without going through agonizing pain trying to stand up after. It's been about 6 years, and while I still ache from time to time, I've been able to keep up on my stretches and survive 4 hour car rides, fly, etc. without any real issues.

    I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, so I'm probably doomed to have surgery one day, but I've been pretty successful at managing with fairly minimal effort since my PT.

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