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Disease Jayne4694 posted: Hello I have degenerative disk
disease. I have had two disks removed in my lower back L4 and
L5. Ray Cages were put in place of the disk. I also have another
disk bad in my back but I'm living with that. I know my
limitations. I also have a disk out of place in my neck. In
January 2008 I was rushed to the hospital with the most intense
pain I was basically incoherient from the pain. The pain was
going from my neck down the right side of my arm. The pain
stopped at my elbow. In the emergency room they gave me all
kinds of pain meds but no helped. The pain was so severe my
blood pressure was off etc. Finally they put an IV in my arm and
gave me some pain meds through the IV. Finally the pain went
away enough that it was tolerable and put me to sleep and that
was good to as I was exhausted. Then I started Physical Therapy.
It took about 2 weeks to get the pain out of my arm and then
another 2 weeks to build back up the strength