re seeking advice experience with back problem in article c fi r yz cbnewsk cb att com janet m cooper jmcooper cbnewsk cb att com writes the mother of a friend of mine is experiencing a disabling back pain after mris ct scans and doctors visits she has been presented with alternatives live with the pain or undergo a somewhat risky operation which may leave her paralyzed she also has a since her symptoms are only pain she would do weel to seek the advice of a good multi disciplinary pain clinic it is distressing to think that people are stll being told they have to live with the pain when many options for pain management rather than treating mri findings are available a good pain clinic will accept that this lady s problem is her pain and set about finding ways of relieveing that don mackie his opinions um anesthesiology will disavow
