Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I was beginning to wonder if it was all in my head. Til i tried to do without bc my husband thinks i should try to do without them bc my husband wants me to. Big mistake. Cried like a baby. I see a neuro who is widely known in the southeast. Without some relief from the meds I don't think I can literally make it another day. If a person hasnt dealt with this type of pain they have no clue what hell this is. Ive been dealing with it for 1 yr solid wo a single day of relief. I had surgery on my l4 and l5 in 08. I'm not doing another one and Im not going to be a guinea pig. My pain med, anti inflammatory and nerve block give me a little reprieve and I'll take it. Once again thank you. If only i could get my husband to read this.View Thread
Hi dee. I too am dealing with a husband that thinks I overuse meds. I had surgery in 08 and now 4 yrs later have 3 bulging disks and sciatica. I know u wrote this 3 yrs ago. I take a narcotic, anti inflammatory and a nerve block. I hate relying on meds and i hate the expense with them but I try every so often and I cant go 4 hrs without feeling like ripping my spinal cord out of my back. It is embarrassing taking meds like its a lifeline but it is to lower my pain. It doesnt rid it it only makes it bearable. Barometric pressure changes absolutely have me crying like a baby. So I have resorted to hiding it from my husband. My 21 yr old believes dif from him. She sees that i basically cant function. I barely can with them. But i am totally against another surgery and I am not trying something to find it doesnt work and have to wait a period of time before my ins will allow a new method. Im not happy with living on pain meds but without them I dont think I would be able to survive this pain. If a person hasn't dealt with the severity of back pain then I really dont think they should give an opinion. Honestly I wish all neuros had first hand understanding. Mine is okay though he culd be more heartfelt with his attitude. I'm taking my meds behind closed doors from only my husband but I'm also diving seriously into prayer and faith for a healing. Im only 40 nto ready to lay in bed all the time. Kudos to the researchers that are finding just how serious this pain affects us.View Thread