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    Anyone have experience with bulging discs?

    I definitely will! Thanks! I'm in pain daily, so I'll probably ask about cortisone (which I know is NOT a pain reliever!) to see if the inflammation is causing the pain. My chiro said I always have a lot of inflammation. I have built up a wonderful tolerance to Advil and Aleve, so I will see...
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    Anyone have experience with bulging discs?

    Surgery will DEFINITELY my last option. I'm pretty tough and can deal with more pain than most people. My dr. sent me to the neuro to get me started on PT and stuff like that. MY appointment is August 26, so I'll see what they say then. :)
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    Anyone have experience with bulging discs?

    Hi everyone! I'm new here. ::waves:: As you can see by my username, I'm in medic school. I'm on hiatus right now due to injury. :angry: Anywho....I was having a lot of back pain, so to be safe, my doctor did MRIs considering I was very athletic as a child/teen/young adult and I still do...
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    You did WHAT with THAT?!

    A couple years ago, my partner and I just started our shift. We pulled into post to get some dinner and surprise, surprise; we got a call. It came in as an "injured person" which can literally mean anything. Well, we get more pre-arrival via radio and the dispatcher tells us over the radio it's...
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