need an orthopedic surgeon

irishh_bob

sorry , i accidently messed up the thread title of this topic earlier

anyway, could someone perhaps recomend an orthopedic surgeon in the dublin - leinster area , i suffer terribley with back pain and MRI has shown lumber spin and thorasic wear and tear , painkillers are no real solution and ive already gone down the route of a chiropractor only to find my situation worsened by the experience

Rodin

irishh_bob wrote: »

sorry , i accidently messed up the thread title of this topic earlier

anyway, could someone perhaps recomend an orthopedic surgeon in the dublin - leinster area , i suffer terribley with back pain and MRI has shown lumber spin and thorasic wear and tear , painkillers are no real solution and ive already gone down the route of a chiropractor only to find my situation worsened by the experience

Your GP is probably a good start

Does your MRI show anything that an operation will fix? Such as a herniated disc? Or a fracture? Or narrowed foramina? Otherwise, wear and tear is just that

Though perhaps what you need is longterm analgesis, such as epidural. Either way, your own doctor is where you should start, and I'm sure the nice mod coming along shortly will agree

irishh_bob

Rodin wrote: »

Your GP is probably a good start

Does your MRI show anything that an operation will fix? Such as a herniated disc? Or a fracture? Or narrowed foramina? Otherwise, wear and tear is just that

sorry , i knew that requesting a diagnosis of symptoms was against forum rules but i could have sworn i have seen posters recomend particular specialists based on experience

mY GP is not someone who is in anyway sympathetic to my plight and as i live in rural ireland , going to a different GP is not an option , they dont compete with each other where i live and besdies , GP,s believe all surgeons are equally wonderfull and would send me local

it was my pain specialist who refered me for the MRI , i had seen an orthopedic in santry towards the end of last year but it was a complete waste of time , im having physio but it hasnt helped with reducing pain so what option have i left other than surgery but 1st i need a good orthopedic, unlike the GP,s , i believe thier are good , bad and mediocre

Rodin

irishh_bob wrote: »

mY GP is not someone who is in anyway sympathetic to my plight and as i live in rural ireland , going to a different GP is not an option , they dont compete with each other where i live and besdies , GP,s believe all surgeons are equally wonderfull and would send me local

it was my pain specialist who refered me for the MRI , i had seen an orthopedic in santry towards the end of last year but it was a complete waste of time , im having physio but it hasnt helped with reducing pain so what option have i left other than surgery but 1st i need a good orthopedic, unlike the GP,s , i believe thier are good , bad and mediocre

What surgery are you looking for?
There are many many people who regret getting back surgery
And why were you seeing a pain specialist who didn't know what damage you had?

irishh_bob

Rodin wrote: »

What surgery are you looking for?
There are many many people who regret getting back surgery
And why were you seeing a pain specialist who didn't know what damage you had?

i have pain in several areas which stems from an accident in 2007 , i have had two nerve blocks in the past two years to try and releive pain in my rib area but my back has been the main offender in the past nine months due to my foolish descision of having visited a chiropractor

i happen to be seeing my pain specialist in january , i told him that the orthopedic i saw in santry refused to refer me for a scan, my pain specialist thought this was unsatisfactory and was a request that should be granted for peace of mind to the patient alone , i havent actually seen my pain specialist since the MRI , in fact it was my physio who interpreted the results and was he who told me i have wear and tear , i suspect my pain specialist who i see again in four weeks will say the same thing but the most he can offer me is a spinal cord stimulator , from talking to my physio and members of chronic pain ireland , theese dont always work at all and even when they do , its at best a 50% reduction in pain

cltt97

Very sorry to hear about your plight. There is nothing worse than chronic back pain. It's a pity chiropractic and physio didn't help you, only comment I have there is that I have had a couple of chiropractors and physios making mine worse and being a waste of time and then having found one of each that worked wonders.
In terms of surgeon, I was referred to a neuro-surgeon years ago, who looked at my MRI and said there was nothing he could do for me, as there was just a bit of "wear and tear" and fusion, which would be the thing one would do, was not appropriate. I had also seen two orthopedic surgeons and one put me into some weird cast that didn't work and the other sent me for physio. The neurosurgeon referred me to a pain clinic, but I didn't go. I sought alternative treatment, which did it for me in the end. So don't pin too much hope on a the surgeon. The neurosurgeon was in Beaumont (he was also on some RTE program once, but can't remember the name straight of), the orthopeadic surgeon was in Vincent's hospital.

irishh_bob

cltt97 wrote: »

Very sorry to hear about your plight. There is nothing worse than chronic back pain. It's a pity chiropractic and physio didn't help you, only comment I have there is that I have had a couple of chiropractors and physios making mine worse and being a waste of time and then having found one of each that worked wonders.
In terms of surgeon, I was referred to a neuro-surgeon years ago, who looked at my MRI and said there was nothing he could do for me, as there was just a bit of "wear and tear" and fusion, which would be the thing one would do, was not appropriate. I had also seen two orthopedic surgeons and one put me into some weird cast that didn't work and the other sent me for physio. The neurosurgeon referred me to a pain clinic, but I didn't go. I sought alternative treatment, which did it for me in the end. So don't pin too much hope on a the surgeon. The neurosurgeon was in Beaumont (he was also on some RTE program once, but can't remember the name straight of), the orthopeadic surgeon was in Vincent's hospital.

thanks for your reply , my back wasnt much of an issue untill i went to see a chiropractor for help with persistant pain in my ribs , this chancer caused my back to crack and ive been in agony ever since , it really angers me that theese chiropractors are allowed peddle thier false craft with immunity , it is completley without evidence , unfortunatley it wasnt untill the damage was done that i educated myself about theese snakeoil salesmen and women, like many i thought theese people were doctors, many of them call themselves just that so why wouldnt i

cltt97

Yeah, I had a really bad experience, too, with a couple of them. But I also found one that worked wonders, so can't throw them all into the same pot. But in any case, how long since you've been to the chiropractor? Would you be able to swim or do any kind of exercise? Sometimes I find working the muscles helps and might even get the bones to go back into place, but it does take considerable time, and if there's inflammation then ice is your only friend. I recently started physio - they use a gym with specially designed machines to fix the imbalances that cause the problems in the first place, and that works really well for me, too. Had physio before, that did traction and electro stuff and manipulation, none of which helped at all, but this crowd showed me what the underlying problem was and how to work on it and I am really feeling the benefit.

Rodin

irishh_bob wrote: »

thanks for your reply , my back wasnt much of an issue untill i went to see a chiropractor for help with persistant pain in my ribs , this chancer caused my back to crack and ive been in agony ever since , it really angers me that theese chiropractors are allowed peddle thier false craft with immunity , it is completley without evidence , unfortunatley it wasnt untill the damage was done that i educated myself about theese snakeoil salesmen and women, like many i thought theese people were doctors, many of them call themselves just that so why wouldnt i

So what surgery are you looking for?

irishh_bob

Rodin wrote: »

So what surgery are you looking for?

not being a surgeon , i dont know , hopefulyl an orthopedic might have some idea though , perhaps you could recomend one

Rodin

I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to even if I could

just don't want you getting your hopes up that there'll be a miracle cure

I believe that neurosurgeon you referenced is a professor. I'd say he knows his stuff. And nowadays, a lot (if not most) of the back surgery is done by those guys, not the orthopods

sam34

op, as already pointed out to you in your other thread we no longer permit threads looking for recommendations of doctors or other practitioners.

it's in the charter.

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