Question
I had my 1st back operation it was a  laminectomy sorry about spelling. a year later i had to have a disckatomy again sorry about spelling. The same disc was the problem L5. 1 year i was in the most pain i have ever had they did all kinds of tests and ended up telling me i had 2 colaped discs s1 and l5 and the only way to fix it was fusion the went thru my front and put in 4 cages and took bone from my hip .That was 2 years ago. Well guess what i am now in pain again i am only 35 years old i have a son 11 i can not be on real strong narcadics all the time any way new mri is saying post surgical changes L5 protruion .I am afraid of what will happen this time they are sending me back to the same doc that did the operations before .what do you think is another one going to help or is this going to keep happening and i need to find a new way

Answer
Brenda:

Thanks for writing!

Yes, it is indeed time for you to "find a new way."

When a disc problem is this persistent, I know one of two things is happening.

There is a nerve signal coming from an organ--uterus, colon--which is stressing the disk.

Or there is a mechanical stress coming into the disk which is causing it problems again.

The third might be a surgeon who needs more training. Did the same person do all three surgeries?

The most likely source of the mechanical stress would be the atlas--first bone in the neck under the skull- or the feet. A fallen arch will stress this area. Or a foot that has a high arch, for that matter.

Of course, the water that a person drinks is vital. It has to be of a good quality and enough of it to get water into the disk, or else the disk will dry up a come apart again. Coffee, tea and Cola do not not count, one has to drink the water.

The organ situation will require nutrtition in the form of specific vitamins to correct it, along with the proper adjustments.

Through all of this, have you send a chiropractor at all?

I suggest you look at an alternative in terms of chiropractic. Go to www.sorsi.com, www.soto=usa.com and or www.icak.com and look for a good chiropractor near you. They can tell you if they can help you or not.

Does this answer your question?

Dr. Rozeboom