Dear Friends,
This forum is one of the most inspiring and respectable forums that I enjoy reading. My last post was almost 2 years ago. During this time I was first diagnosed with Scheuermann's (deformity in the spine) and degenerative disc disease. The reason took me to the hospital was immobilizing back pain which was developed following a leg workout routine. Recovery took 3-4 months. I stopped my martial arts (kick-boxing), and continued jogging and a tailored weightlifting. However, the problem came back while I was pulling the old carpeting out of the house. This time I ended up a slipped and fragmented lumbar (L1-L2) disc compressing to the cauda equina, which is formed by nerve roots caudal to the level of spinal cord termination. I had to go surgery due to Cauda Equida Syndrome (low back pain, unilateral sciatica, saddle sensory disturbances, bladder and bowel dysfunction, and variable lower extremity motor and sensory loss). [CES information: http://answers.googl...dview?id=391912]
The surgery was consisting of laminectomy, facetectomy and discectomy. It has been little over 3 weeks and I have a significant improvement. However, due to anesthetic feeling my bowel and bladder functions are not 100%. According to my surgeon, following the acute phase healing due to decompression, the recovery will take time, and will be depend on the nerve regeneration power of the Mother Nature. I want to help my Mother Nature. I have read variety of trials; electric stimulation, magnetic stimulation, laser exposure, etc. It seems like the most important factor for nerve regeneration is the augmentation of NGF. I am planning to follow the below outlined supplement plan. Could anyone advise me if I am planning to do anything wrong. Additionally, I am open to any recommendation. How can we induce the natural nerve regeneration?
Deprenyl 2.5 mg x 2/day (I used to use Cyprenil 2 mg/day)
Hydergine (just ordered and planning to use 4.5 mg/day at breakfast)
Piracetam (1600 mg with breakfast + 800 mg at dinner) (Sherwyns)
Multivitamin+minaral (LEF 2x/day)
Mg (500mg/before bed) (Swanson)
Fish oil (180 mg EPA + 120 mg DHA) x 6/day (Puritan)
Borage oil (240 mg GLA + 380 mg LA) x 3/day (Puritan)
[ALCAR (1.4g) + Arginocarn (750mg)] x2/day on empty stomach (Beyond A Century)
[ALA (300mg) + Biotin (300mg)] x 2/day (Beyond A Century)
[Idebenone (100mg) + CoQ10 (100mg)] x2/day (Beyond A Century)
DMAE 350mg (supplying 130mg) (Beyond A Century) x 2/day
B12 (methylcobalamine) (Sublingual) x 5 mg x2/day (Wonder Labs)
Inosine (Sublingual) 600 mg x 4-6/day
VitD (400-800 IU/day) (Puritan)
N-acetyl cysteine (Beyond A Century) 700 mg x2/day
Taurine (Beyond A Century) 1g x 2/day
Bacopa ext. 100 mg (Beyond A Century) x2/day
Curcumin ext. 300 mg (Beyond A Century) x 2/day
Silymarin ext. (Beyond A Century) 200 mg x 2/day
Ashawaganda ext. (Beyond A Century) 280 mg x 2/day
Cranberry concentrate 2x/day
Creatine malate (5g) + Whey Protein 20 g (following a w.o. which is only walking on a treadmill lately)
Cozaar 25 mg/day (My HBP med.)
Policosanol 20 mg/day (I have type IIa HC) (Swanson)
Arginine and Citrulline (Planning to add on ALCAR+Arginocarn and/or before bed and w.o.; Is there any NO neurotoxicity ???)