Anybody dealt with that? Still some more tests to perform but looking like my lumbar may be suffering from pulling a few too many big beavers out of the bayou.

I hope things get better for you man.

Same thing as a "bad back"?, lol
been dealing with since I was 19....you learn to deal with it, till you can't....best wishes...

I have degenerative spinal disease. Vertebrae are brittle and breaking, slipped discs, stenosis and sciatic nerve pain. It slowly is getting worse for me. Not much to do for me. Neurosurgeons say surgery most likely would paralyze me.

My wife just had 2 disks replaced at C5 thru C7. She has severe stenosis. Only spent 1 night in the hospital. She says its better already

The best thing that ever happened for my back was the crashing of the beaver and coon markets. I haven't had much back pain since I stopped finishing fur about 10 years ago. I sure miss the fur shed....

Best of luck to you. Four years this month since surgery. Recovery has been slow and brutal. Ended up with nerve damage after surgery that has been a long slow rebuilding process

Yes, c3 &c4 repaired, still bad below. Bulged discs in lower back. Pretty much numb extremities, loss of strength, chronic pain, seems to be getting worse. Surgery didnt do near what I thought it would help, aint getting cut any more. I dont know what to tell you I guess surgery helps some people, I wasnt impressed with it but I am a basket case too so.......

I have the same issues as KCBlues with the same surgery out come. Last summer I had a spinal cord stimulator put in and am able to walk a little bit . It has helped allot with my leg pain and some with my back pain. The hard part is not doing what got you to this point in the first place. Old age isn't for sissies.

Sorry for all you guys that are or have been going through all of this. I'll just see how it goes I guess. Still plan on hitting the trapline as hard as I can next winter.

When you get old you have to work smarter.
The only time I hurt is after I have been resting too much.
Gotta keep active.

Maybe you should hire a young buck to Carry and learn Your skills.

I gotta work smarter? Boy am I screwed...being a beaver trapper and all.

I've never had the opportunity to be sedentary. Always had to keep working to put food on the table. Not much has changed.

Sincere Prayers for All you Guys in Pain

Usually they discover it when the person has complaints about back aches, sciatica, leg weakness, etc, but a lot of the time it's been there for many years or decades and quite often it's not what's causing the current annoying symptoms. Very often it's asymptomatic, or just worsens other things, so it's more of an accidental discovery. My dad has severe spinal stenosis in the lower spine, the MRI's really look awful, but he is pretty mobile and teaches yoga classes twice a week. Keeping active,working on your range of motion and minding your gait and postural habits is impotant. If you pity yourself too much, spine health will deteriorate very fast, it's almost worse than chronic overloading.

I have had off and on muscle cramps in each buttocks. It's been getting worse the last couple of years although sitting or laying down brings instant relief. I may look into CBD for relief.

You are falling apart,,,,, you might as well go live with that Chuck guy and whittle on something.....
You two always seem to have a gay ol time.

These are the exact words of the surgeon to a friend of mine, who was friends with the surgeon, he had a consultation cause he fell off a roof and was having back problems.

"one third of the time I can make you feel great again, one third of the time there will be no change, and one third of the time I will fluff you up!" well almost exact, lol

With those odds my friend decided his back was good enough, lol...true story..

Thats pretty much the odds right there. Boco It happened like right now, it came on fast. Thought I was working smarter. I was rolling along pretty good then poof, I couldnt turn my car ignition keys. Wouildnt wish this on anyone.

Was done in the late '90s. Worked good but slowly coming back. My numbness is slowly going away---to me that is amazing, now only the bottom of my feet are nimb. . Have a slight limp but do get around still and am planning to trap this year still. Never give up!!!!