My 29 Lives

In July 2007 I had a heart attack with cardiac arrest that required 29 cardioversions/resuscitations and resulted in three stents for a 100% blocked right coronary artery and a triple bypass for blockages on the left side. I HAD NO PAIN OR CLASSIC SYMPTOMS and later found out that this is not uncommon for diabetics. It is this message that I want to promote in this blog plus my recovery process including lifestyle changes and my dealing with denial, depression, anxiety and ongoing health issues.

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Saturday, 27 December 2014

Lower back pain

Don't know what it is about the holiday season but for the fourth year in a row I have 'done' my lower back in. I know I have lower back degeneration around the L3/4 level and disc space narrowing issues around the L5/S1 but I try to do maintenance on my back including physio to try and avoid problems but for whatever reason I seem to always have a problem at this time of year.

I take chondroitin and glucosamine daily which I believe has helped, I do regular exercises and as I said above I see a physio for maintenance but I still manage to have this problem. Guess my TENS machine will be working overtime to help alleviate the pain.

I also use a magnetic back belt which I find can be useful when I wear it around the house and if I am out.

In 2011 my physio sent me for an xray and this is the report. Might be time to have another one I think to see what is going on.