Re: Trapped nerve in my back.
I really cannot understand this Bigfella, and to be honest, it damn well annoys me at your treatment.
Have you still not had an x-ray or a scan? If not, why not?
Why do these doctors dose you up with drugs to treat a condition without knowing what the problem is even, and without a proper diagnosis??
You say the drugs are not helping very much, so how can they expect you to continue with treatment that isn't working, and in the meantime might even be creating additonal problems?
Forgive the comparison please, but can I tell you something? A long time ago one my dogs dug under a fence she shouldn't have done, and ending up slipping a disc. This was diagnosed by x-ray, which I saw myself, so I knew it was correct.
The vet prescribed painkillers, just like you have been given.
I remember thinking to myself at the time, all the painkillers in the world are not going to move a disc back where it belongs!
Fortunately, the lovely lady who has always looked after my back, also treats dogs and even horses. She is a McTimoney chiropractor.
I phoned for an appointment, lifted my dog in the car and off we went.
I stayed with her throughout the treatment, to soothe her and keep her calm, and 45 mins later, when we went back out to my car, she jumped in by herself before I coud stop her.
The difference was amazing - and drug free.
We went back to my vets a few days later and he was impressed. They re-x-rayed, and her disc had been corrected. No more pain and no more treatment.
Please give it some thought my friend. I do feel so strongly about dishing out treatments
before a diagnosis.
Good luck, and I hope you can get it sorted real soon. x