saw back doc today.. I have lost feeling in my feet and part of my leg. low back, and butt as well as having shooting excruciating pains into my hip and down my leg. Getting worse every week. Last MRI shows L5 nerve root impingement. Not comfortable sitting, standing, walking, laying down... sad puppy here. So the dude asks me some stuff, is very surprised at how flexible I am and how strong I am and then lets me know that I am not a surgical candidate because I am too fat. I say yes I know, and not being able to walk or do anything isnt making it better. Then he tells me I dont need to exercise or move to lose weight. He suggests gastric bypass surgery. Wow did I hear that right? Oh indeed, he tells me 7 or 8 times in different ways. Want to save my knees.. gastric bypass (my knees are not painful)... takes less meds... gastric bypass (Im only one one med, thyroid) get my blood pressure down.. gastric bypass (103/60 today) Anyway.. the good news is that he gave me a referral to someone who can help me with some back rehabilitation.. and some injections, and did not offer me a referral to a gastric bypass surgeon though he did make sure to tell me he was pretty sure I could get a consult for free. And if you dont know this, there are far more complications in a gastric bypass then a lower back spinal fusion. Weird...
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:44:38 +0000
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