L5-S1 RUPTURE & HAVING WLS SURGERY??? ANYONE??

HELLO, I AM HAVING A ROUGH TIME OF IT RIGHT NOW....I HAVE AN L5-S1 DISC RUPTURE WITH NUMBNESS DOWN MY LEFT SIDE LEG AND SEVERE PAIN....I HAVE BEEN TOLD I CAN'T HAVE SURGERY ON MY BACK DUE TO MY WIEGHT..I AM PENDING WITH INS TO HAVE AND RNY GASTRIC BYBASS AND HOPING LOOSING WEIGHT WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL CO-MORBIDITIES AND THE RUPTURE DISC NUMBNESS AND PAIN....ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE THE SAME? CAN YOU OFFER ADVICE? I AM ALREADY LIVING ON PAIN PILLS ...SOMETIME IT GET SO SEVERE THEY DON'T WORK....IF ALL GOES WELL I AM ABOUT 6 WEEKS AWAY FROM WLS...I AM FEELING LIKE I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE IT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT PAIN OF THE LEG AND DISC....IT IS WORSE THAN ANY I HAVE EVER HAD...EVEN CHILDBIRTH....

I can't help you on that subject. I live on pain pills too, with my being in a wheelchair. I don't know what I did earlier, but my left leg, left side of back are killing me. I can wish you the very best with your journey, and to keep you in my prayers, Janella. By the way, a kidney stone tops all pain levels. Especially when you have one in each kidney. The passing of those suckers are off the pain scale in my book. May God be with you thru your surgery and may His devine hand touch your back. Always, Kathy

HEY JANELLA, I HAVE SOME BACK AND LEG PROBLEMS BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS YOURS SEEM TO BE. I KNOW 6 WEEKS SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME BUT HANG IN THERE.. I AM HOPING TO HAVE THE SURGERY TO HELP MY BACK ALSO. WATCH THOSE PAIN PILLS... SOMETIMES THEY DO MORE HARM THEN GOOD.... STAY STRONG AND YOU'LL MAKE IT..

HEY KIP, THANKS FOR THE UPBEAT....I WENT TO PCP YESTERDAY AND SHE IS TRYING HER BEST TO HELP ME ...I AM CAREFUL WITH PILLS HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN ON THE FOR 20 MONTHS...WILL HAVE TO BE WEANED OFF....I WAS IN CAR WRECK AND IT RUPTURED DISC....I AM AT MERCY OF BCBS RIGHT NOW WAITING ON APPROVAL...THANKS AGAIN FOR REPLY...AT LEAST I DON'T FEEL SO ALONE....

i have already had my surgery rny surgery and my back hurt off and on before then but now it has got real bad i have the same disk messed up as you but i also have degentered disk disease sorry about my spelling so i live on muscle relaxers and pain pills so i feel for you hugs kristie