Back surgery?

[phesina]

Pat, I'm just now seeing this. I'm so sorry to hear that you're in so much pain. I sure hope that if you end up having surgery that it'll go smoothly and you'll finally be pain free. My mom, my aunt, and my cousin all have spinal stenosis. My mom has tried almost everything without any luck. I've also been having some lower back pain recently but I'm trying physical therapy and so far the exercises that I've been doing have really helped. The PT said that my
L4 and L5 were very stiff and my lower left side is worse than my right side. I also asked him what kind of lumbar seat cushion he'd recommend. He showed me an inflatable kind that you only blow up a little bit. It can then be strapped to your chair and will conform to your lower back. I bought one for home and one for work. So far it's also helped a lot. I go back to work on May 7th whether I'm better or not because I just can't afford to take any more time off. Good luck with everything.

Dear Tracey, thanks for your message and good wishes. I'm going to be trying some physical therapy soon too, and I'll see if that helps too. A friend recently gave me what I think is one of those cushions; it has an inflation opening that blows it up a bit. She didn't give me any instructions on just what to do with it, so I've been sitting against it with it both crosswise and upright. It helps some. It doesn't have straps to attach it to a chair.

Thanks again, and best wishes going back to work pain-free!