I have a question: If Bono's been having back pain and disk problems for so long, does this kind of surgery fix it so that he can be pain-free now? Someone in another thread said that what happened to him was the final stage of disk deterioration. If he's gotten to the last stage and had it fixed, does that solve the problem? I'm just curious, because it would seem like a bummer to still have to deal with back pain after all of this and it would be great for him to have a healthier back than he's had for years.
This is exactly what I've been wondering for weeks now and I'm glad someone else asks the same question, but now I think I've come to this answer with this post :
I guess I wouldn't jump to conclusions that this was some sort of "final straw" for Bono. It may have been somewhat unrelated to his previous back pain. In some of the other threads it seemed like some people were mad that Bono didn't "fix" this sooner, but if this really was an "emergency" that occurred during rehearsal, then it's possible he fell or something fell on him or he was somehow injured, unrelated to his other back pain. How do you fix something that isn't broken yet? And even if they were related, surgery is not always an option or a good option. I injured my back when I was a competitive gymnast and never had surgery even though at one point it hurt to simply breathe, but after a year and a half the pain subsided and I have no lasting pain. I could have still taken a bad fall and injured my back at any time that may have required immediate surgery. I also have chronic inflammation in a few of my joints and again surgery is not an option because there is really nothing wrong. It's like having arthritis - there is originally some "trauma" to the joint, but nothing severe like a break, but for whatever reason the body continues to work on the joint causing pain and inflammation. I've had pain in my right foot for six years and when people see me limp on a bad day and ask "what happened?" I have to laugh because it's hurt for SIX years and there's no break, no dislocation, no nothing.
Benji has also said that dr's do not know what is the best option with these type of injuries and as this young lady also said, we don't know enough about his condition to speculate. I'm sure if Bono could have done something sooner then he would have, because no one likes to be in pain for 9 years. He probably at first saw Dr Muller (the needle guy) knowing his track record with curing Larry's problem and treating athlete's such as Klinnsmann and Ronaldo who for 5 years had suffered on and off with a calve problem. Critics had written him off. I remember one commentator saying that most football reporters agree that a comeback by Ronaldo is about as likely as one by Freddie Mercury. Boy were they proven wrong because in the 2002 world cup Ronaldo was the Golden Boot winner and practcurly wan the trophy single handedly for Brazil, and this was all due to Dr Mullers treatment.
In his autobiography Michael Owen said that he had heard about Dr Mullers unconventional treatment before he went to see him for a hanbdstring problem and even Liverpool's GP went with him to Munich. However it turned out that all his concerns were unfounded because he didn't proclaim to make miracle cures from claf's blood. His has gone to see him many times and he's never witnessed these strange method that you hear. However, Owen has struggled with injuries for years and his seen many dr's in Munich and Harley Street.
Facing back surgery is very frightening. Things can go wrong and cause other problems that didn't exist before hand. I know exactly how it feels. To have problems with the sciatic nerve. It is a horrible, gut wrenching pain. And you are right. It is not the same thing as, "oh, my back feels stiff." And will be fine in a day or two. Pinched or compressed Sciatic Nerve takes much longer than that to heal. It can take a year.
But DR tonn is the head surgeon of the clinic. Neurosurgeons take many years of training before they can take charge of an operation. It's one job that you cannot afford to ever make any mistakes. If a surgeon makes a mistake in Britain they do get a fair trial as this is a democratic country, but the only result is that they struck of the medical register. Patients have enough to deal with yet alone wondering whether their surgeon isn't up to their job. Dr Tonn is head of the clinic which means that he has been doing his job before I was in nappies. Besides during surgey there a number
of different surgeons so the likelyhood of mistakes are extreamely slim. You are more likely to be killed in a road accident then be harmed during this type of uncomplicated routine surgery. Thousands of people die from accidents at home every year. Falling down the stairs is far more dangerous.
Surgeon's who specialise in complicated plastic surgery on patients who suffer from Numa, which is a li9fe threatening flesh eating disease common in South Africa, say that although they always feel a degree of tension before surgery because they have to perform a serious job, but they never doubt or feel nervous about their own abilities to perform a complicated operation.
I am the one who's being possitive. You are the one's being negative. Surgery would have never been a risk with Dr Tonn in charge.
I agree.....there have been a few. Whom think that somehow Bono, caused his own disc to fragment. Not only is it ridiculous. It is utterly, impossible. It could be due to genetic problem in his family. Spinal curvature, etc, problems always are. Causing him to have a degenerating disc at a younger age, rather than later. We don't know.
At first he tried Dr Muller, then during 2006-2007 he tried gentle exercises in the hope that will help strengen muscles and provide better support for his back. In 2009 he had an accident in the bedroom so during the first half of 2010 he'd been undergoing PT. However, he had anothe3r bedroom related accident and because Dr Muller perhaps never suggested that he should undergo PT everyday, it caused his disc to blow. Because if Harry Kewel had back surgery in March and is now able to play in the World Cup, then it's obvious something bizzare was going on for Bono not to seek out surgery sooner.
*acts like she isn't the same way*
