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Mikel32 t1_j1m2p2w wrote

Herniated my L4-L5 in college. I played baseball and refused to get the surgery. The only thing that worked for me was stretching, inversion table and honestly loosing weight and changing my diet. Loosing weight was the biggest game changer. Mine was pretty severe but sticking to a routine it took care of itself over 3-5 years. Will still act up occasionally especially when it’s cold out. But if I were you id do what ever I could to avoid surgery. Surgeons always want to cut.

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billiamprydz OP t1_j1m8gwq wrote

It’s tough. It’s impacting my every day life. Wake up all out to wack. Stretch everyday. Can’t be in the car more than 15-20 minutes in the morning. Hour max car ride as a passenger. I’m not “overweight” I could drop say 10lb. I just don’t want to live like this for too long, I want to get back to normal life.

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billiamprydz OP t1_j1m9qm2 wrote

Big/main problem with the herniation is that it’s pressing on my sciatic nerve so I stiffness/limited mobility in one of my legs. I appreciate your input though - none of this is anything I wanted to ever deal with.

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Mikel32 t1_j1ma2uz wrote

Yea mine was pressing on my nerve as well. I was very close to bedbound for a month or two but staying active as hard as it was definitely saved my mental health lol. Also, I discovered the heating pad made it much worse. So if you’re doing that, opt for ice.

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