So you denied treatment due to a needle phobia? C'mon. You're 27. Get with the program.
I've experienced post-dural headache after my third epidural injection when I was 18, a life-altering experience of pain and misery that words can't describe. Genuinely traumatic.
I'm 37 now. Two days ago I got my fourth epidural, a bilateral injection (so technically two epidural in one sitting). I was scared. I told my Ortho I was scared, and why. He understood, gave me some anti-anxiety meds to dissolve in my mouth when I got to his office the day of the injection. Still scared, I trusted the doctor to do what he needed to do so I could be treated. I shut up, laid down, and ignored the world around me while he injected me.
You are causing your own misery and difficulties. Go to therapy if you need to, but stop denying treatment based on fear and hypochondria.
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u/Kmelloww
Typical bone spurs are not work related. They happen over time. It could be a fall aggravated it but I don’t see it being likely that it caused it.
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u/Head_of_Lettuce
Sounds like you rejected the treatment offered to you? I get being scared of needles, everyone is. But that’s life, you half to do the uncomfortable things if you want to heal.
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u/Bradley4u2nv
You cannot have the word Viking or warrior as your name and cannot handle needles. Hope you get some relief though. Hire and attorney to push for the treatments you need maybe they'll need to be done under anesthesia.
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u/Specialist_Okra4080
Any specialist or second opinions
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u/Traymond26
Cmon …. Blue collar and scared of needles ??? Bro do what you gotta do to get better. Best of luck 🍀
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u/BirthdayExpensive451
Why are doctors a joke??? Seems like a harsh statement. If you don’t do well with needles you certainly wont do well with surgery. Ever had surgery? I would guess the surgeons don’t want to touch you because it sounds like whatever they do you will rant and have more problems. Bodies do heal—-except yours.
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u/Even_Tension_204
Usually you'll have to do some other options (PT, PRP, walking boot, etc.) before you can get surgery. As someone who's had both feet done, I'd make an effort to do the other options first as surgery is not guaranteed to make it better. Problem is, you have to wait a few months after PRP to see if it worked or not. Surgical recovery takes a few months to a year for full recovery depending on how it goes. You may be walking after a few weeks, but likely would still be in pain and sore.
Start thinking about other careers in case you don't get back to 100%.
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u/Zealousideal_Bet336
If it is a bone spur then they will say it’s not work related get an attorney