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Question by Amber: Do you think I’ll be able to work or am I going to be disabled?
I’m a 40 year old woman. I was in car accident in Aug 09, and fractured lumbar 1. Had bone fusion surgery in Dec. Went back to work ( a little too early, but needed $ ) in end of Jan. Two weeks later I had increased pain. Had a MRI = bulging disc of Lumbar 5. Dr started physical therapy and pain meds. A month later, my left side of body (arm and leg) had numbing and weakness with left leg dragging. MRI = bulging disc of C4 and C5 with spurring and bulging disc of T3. Dr wrote order not to work so I only worked 4 months since car accident in Aug 09. Dr started Lyrica and have traction even after his statement that “these bulges aren’t significant enough for your symptoms”. Done traction for 5 weeks and the pain in my lumbar section and NOW cervical and thoraic. Dr says to stop physical therapy and referred me to pain management clinic (in Aug). I have pain daily since the accident. Doing house chores and taking care of my kids are an effort plus the meds make me tired. In your experience, do you think I will be able to return to work?

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Answer by LalQ
The answer depends on what type of work you do. If you can work mostly at a sit down position, even on a computer, you may be in a good position to go back to work.
If however, your work involves you standing, lifting, walking etc.. then you should not work at that job. You should look into getting some sort of disability.
Have you tried Yoga? If you have not, it may be also a good idea to enroll in a Gentle Yoga class. Consult with your doctor first before getting into the practice; however, yoga has been known to cure many ailments, including back/neck pain due to buldging/dislocated discs.

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