Back Help: Could AAS help with a Bulging Disk

[sofakingdel]

My Dad is 53 years old fairly healthy, and was physically active until he got slowed down by a bulging disk in his back about a year ago. Now the disk is effecting his walk and cut his physical activity to nil. He's on all sorts of pain medication. He's looking at surgery but doesn't want to do it yet, would AAS help his cause, or could AAS help him recover quicker. Should he ask the doc about them.

 

[sofakingdel]

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[wags8]

I don't know, man. I think because how AAS has been the fountain of youth for me, I tend to want to prescribe it to everybody in my age group. I am too biased to answer and too ignorant about back injuries. Good luck to him.

 

[Indy]

My Dad is 53 years old fairly healthy, and was physically active until he got slowed down by a bulging disk in his back about a year ago. Now the disk is effecting his walk and cut his physical activity to nil. He's on all sorts of pain medication. He's looking at surgery but doesn't want to do it yet, would AAS help his cause, or could AAS help him recover quicker. Should he ask the doc about them.

No AAS will not help in anyway, I've been there for years, my L3, L4, and L5 is bulging, still putting of surgery which they told me I have to have this month, yet they have been bulging for nearly 20 years now. If cortizone injections do not offer relief, get the surgery, nerve damage is permanent.

 

[solidspine]

I have a herniated disc and I am 57, but lift all the time, mine is only one month old.


Most disc heal with in 6 months if it is 12 months and he is still in pain see a spine surgeon. It may not heal or it may be ruptured requiring simple surgery.

 

[Triple J]

discs usually heal. the majority of the population has bulges somwhere in their spines. however the pain can linger. he should try other things before considering surgery like try ing a chiropractor obviously.

 

[sofakingdel]

No AAS will not help in anyway, I've been there for years, my L3, L4, and L5 is bulging, still putting of surgery which they told me I have to have this month, yet they have been bulging for nearly 20 years now. If cortizone injections do not offer relief, get the surgery, nerve damage is permanent.

20 years bro, are you serious? is it constant pain? so theres a few people with back problems. he got a cortizone shot last month, he said it helped a lil bit.

 

[Indy]

20 years bro, are you serious? is it constant pain? so theres a few people with back problems. he got a cortizone shot last month, he said it helped a lil bit.

Yep, 20 years, I'm getting old. Over the years it gets somewhat better due to your bones edges wearing off to a rounded state vs. a sharp edge when you are young. However the disc continues to leak the fluid it generates (if it's ruptured) and that fluid causes a chronic pain due to it's irritation to nerve endings. 3 shots and I am usually good for more than a year, if the pain shoots down the leg and out the foot, see the doc right away.

 

[sofakingdel]

Yep, 20 years, I'm getting old. Over the years it gets somewhat better due to your bones edges wearing off to a rounded state vs. a sharp edge when you are young. However the disc continues to leak the fluid it generates (if it's ruptured) and that fluid causes a chronic pain due to it's irritation to nerve endings. 3 shots and I am usually good for more than a year, if the pain shoots down the leg and out the foot, see the doc right away.

thanks for the info yall. its just hard to watch my old man at 53 taking 10-15 pills a day, all the pain meds make him all lethargic. a year ago he was playin ball and chasin tail, now he just sits and talks about how much his back hurts

 

[Zyglamail]

Do your self a favor and do some reading on the net about prolotherapy.

 

[palehorse51]

Ive gotta answer because i have bulging L3, L4, and L5. I was injured during a Jiu Jitsu session. Years of heavy lifting made me very stiff and suceptable to injury. It was sooo bad i couldnt walk for about 2 weeks. severe pain. I iced 20 min on 1 hour off for about 2 weeks. chiro didnt help. phys therapy helped a little. I went back on some Test E and GH. I also started doing yoga 30 min a day. It was very painful after yoga but i continued ice and yoga, test e and gh. Within 1 week i was starting to feel better. 2 weeks later better. and so on and so on.Now 8 months later i am very active, jiu jitsu, weight training,kickboxing hard job etc.Im not 100% yet, but on my way. I use 30 min of yoga as a wrmup for all these activities. I totally believe test e and gh are terrific for healing and recuperative powers. However some other therapy to stretch and strengthen the muscle and surrounding tissue,realign the bones, and break up scar tissue (such as yoga) must be used. I strongly encourage and recommend yoga, test e and gh for back problems.Especially for someone your dads age. I beleive it would rejuvenate him.

 

[Ulter]

Yes. Nanadrolone could help him.

 

[sofakingdel]

prolotherapy? Thanks I'll check it out. Test E and GH got up and moving in a couple of weeks. He's tried yoga and chiropracters, he said that he likes the yoga but hates the chiropracter. He takes these nerve pills that leave him basically numb from the waist down, crazy shit. hey Ulter should the nandralone be taking along with the test E and GH or alone?

 

[Cauliflower Ear]

Yes. Nanadrolone could help him.

will it just help with pain or can it actually promote healing ult?

 

[JLA]

will it just help with pain or can it actually promote healing ult?

just with the pain is my guess.

 

[Ulter]

The nandrolone will work alone. It should not be taken without test simply because of the sides of that on your libido and endocrine system. It may lessen the pain. That's been documented cases of spinal compression fractures.

 

[solidspine]

will it just help with pain or can it actually promote healing ult?

I don’t know how deca could help reduce the pain of a herniated disc?

 

[LoneTree]

My Dad is 53 years old fairly healthy, and was physically active until he got slowed down by a bulging disk in his back about a year ago. Now the disk is effecting his walk and cut his physical activity to nil. He's on all sorts of pain medication. He's looking at surgery but doesn't want to do it yet, would AAS help his cause, or could AAS help him recover quicker. Should he ask the doc about them.

Herniated or bulging disc usually creates problem by pinching (impingement of) the nerve root, or sometimes spinal cord.
Very low impact exercises to strengthen back muscles and ligaments should help.
I doubt it very much that AAS is going to make any difference.

 

[babbabuee]

I had a herniated disc, it was bad. no fuckin way I could last 20 years. it was constant pain for almost a year before surgery. tried therapy, was in themiddle of a cycle when I caused the herniation, had epidural injections in my spine, got nothing out of those but an addiction to vicodin. surgery was great for me. I went from barely being able to walk to pretty much normal shape. here's the cool thing... now, after surgery, if I don't workout, i get discomfort in my back. so doing deads is a good thing for me. good luck

 

[GymIntensity]

IMO, AAS would just cause you to feel stronger, therefore hurting your back more. obviously deca would help a little, but I dont think it would be enough to run a cycle just for back healing properties.....

 

[Illuminati]

yes. deca will allow you to be pain free, but it won't fix it. it will only mask the pain.

 

[GOLUAN]

ummm, i just recently hade back surgery because of a ruptured disk. I had a bulge at first and was on juice. I was on deca and test. IT DOES NOT HELP YOU AT ALL!!!! FROM MY PERSONALL EXP!!! It will make you feel like nothing hurts..then BAM! You done ruptured it!!!!!! GO GET IT FIXED B4 DOING ANYKIND OF EXCERSISE OR JUICE!...gEAR WILL NOT MAKE IT BETTER!

 

[Ulter]

I don’t know how deca could help reduce the pain of a herniated disc?

I never read that it would. But it has helped relieve the pain in compressed vertebra fractures. So it may help. Which is what I said in the first place.
It could just be increasing muscle mass in a weakened area relieves the pressure. It worked for Bo Jackson. Albeit a different area.

 

[JLA]

yes. deca will allow you to be pain free, but it won't fix it. it will only mask the pain.

Exactly, deca reduces joint pain primarily through an anti-inflammatory effect... much like other anti-inflammatories; not through the actual regeneration of joint tissues.

EQ has shown to do this to some degree, however, probably not as beneficial to soft tissues such as the discs in the spine.

 

[orionstar]

I used Dbol and Test right up to my disc surgery and I believe having my body juiced helped me to recover from my operation even quicker. Juice will not heal the bulge though.