Laurie
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I have been in pain since September of 1999 after being rear-ended in a car accident. I've been to several doctors. They've told me everything from "its nothing" to you need cortizone injections. The MRI showed the bulging disk and an early protruding disk with no degenerative. Right now I am treating with a new doctor who says my hip is also inflammed. He has precsribed an anti-inflamitory med. and a med. to help me sleep. ( I can't sleep comfortably no matter what I try and do) He suggests cortizone injections into the hip. I've been seeing a chiropractor for about a year and a half. We started out having good effects, but now its stopped. No change for good or for worse. The new doctor says no more chiro. He says he doesn't want it to be a lifetime thing. He said to have the chiro suggest exercises and stop seeing the chiro. When this first happened I was stuck in bed for 3 months and I don't want to end up like that again. Does anyone have any suggestions? I need feed back about cortizone shots too. I also need to know about the long term effects this will have on me. The doctor says no to surgery. He says I'm too young. (34) HELP!