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My surgeon placed a Brace in my back and then fusion's grow into
BRACE..............
The brace has 2 bars on each side ( left & right ) anf then a top bar.
They used screws - painful because I feel it, and they did 4 fusions.
I know it was L4 - L5, but the other's I can not recall.
They pulled my spinal cord back into place due to my disc's rubbing on spial cord for yrs. Also some degererited all disc where bone on bone.
So much more was done in the 10 1/2 hour's of surgery.
Currently, my P.A. who works w/ surgeron is starting to tapper me off one of my pain meds ( not doing well w/ that ) then I insitied for a pain med, and he gives my low dose of OXY/325 tylenol.
I see my P.A. at the spine clinic next week, due to having to do a cat-scan because they are worried about something.
When I go next week I honestly feel like I amgoing to blow too much steam at him.
Still cannot wash my laundy, dish's, vacume, bathing ( even though I have a shower chair, and take off shower hose) I have days that I am in bed for 7-9 dyas do to pain.
Two mo's ago my X moved in to help ( we were not married, but togeather for many yrs ) he helps, but also has a F.T. job M-F,
After all that venting, is anyone experincing what I am going though?
Is anyone using differnt kinds of pain mgnt.?
I'm bad have not been doing my re-hab, P.T. due to sleeping too much, and my painView Thread

I really belive the P.A. to my surgeoun belives I am faking my pain.
Yesterday,I was in awful with draws, due to my P.A. ( and me expaining when he wanted to go my Oral Morp. I was not doing very well.
Take 1 2X's daily,and then one pill once a day. I was not doing well taking one tablet, and stressed I was w/d somedays, and went back up 2 a day. The P.A.went on vacation,and mailed out another RX ( my last RX for morp )
My part D RX would not fill the script, stating it was too soon to fill.
Anyhoo, I finally got the head R.N. to get a RX out in the mail, and the walgreens brought to me.
But I was going though W/D for all most 4 hours. AWFUL
My primary is taking over, and he is wonderful, understands pain, and more.
How is P.T. working for you ????
I have to get into P.T. for 2 yrs
Take good care of your-self, and if you will be needing surgery I would start inteviewing ortho. surgeons. Nero-surgeons are not good when it comes to working on the back.
Plus a Nero-surgeoun performed major brain surgey on my be-lated son ,caused a stroke durning surgery and never told this me, family who helping take care of my son. The surgery was to stop his seizure's, and the seizure's got worst due to Dr. cutting a vein ???? So the stroke caused more seizures.
I do not know where you live, but if you near by the Mayo hosptial, or UCLA in Calif two very excellent hospitals.
Take extra good care of yourself.View Thread

yes I know and understand to well the pain you are experencing.
I am to do 2-3 yrs of P.T. and have not been able to go -
pain, then when I do take a flexerl I am out for hours ,and miss lots of appt's, I'm Bad...............
I had neck surgery from a car accident yrs ago, 2 pain mgnt.Dr.s, injections all over back w/ sterdiods, other meds in trigger injections.
Oh I just thought re: your pain. Has any Dr. suggested trigger injetions? They do help, you can do an epadual ( they put you out for that due to the pain.) Also sterdiod injections- neck,back.
Some people an epaderal can last 1 wk. 6 mo's and longer in some cases. Just an idea.....
You may want to ask your Dr.
Good luck, and stay in touch.View Thread

do any of your Dr.have you in Lyrica for the fibromyalgia.
I have been there, and currently surviving Major back surgery, and still pain level 9-10 every day.
2 wks after my Primary added Lyrica the fibro. settled down.
Another idea - have any of your Dr. suggest seeing a " Pain Mgnt Dr. )
Have any Dr's order - MRI, CAT - SCAN ?
You may be suffering form some osto. or some nerve damage ( and clinic's, etc. have tools to test for nerve damage.
One of my disc were rubbing so bad before surgery, and I was in wheel chair almost a 1 yr, before surgery, and after surgery still learning how to walk again.
you can e-mail and I could suggest more info.
Plus due to your pain, and what your insurance is - you can get some rails installed in the shower/bath tub, and ( as I have ) a rail for the outside of bathtub a looped rail that screws in. But it helps me get in and out of shower/bathtub. Plus I also have a chair I sit on, that might be some of assitance for you .
Thank you for listening to me go on, and all my mis-spellingsView Thread

I think your idea of starting a blog is great.
Myself, I have been in severe/chronic pain for 20 yrs.
Recently, had Major Back Surgery - the surgeoun put a brace in my back on 4 deg. disc's, and the fusions ( the fusions are the disc's ) grow into brace.
Still in severe pain and P.A. for my surgeon I think's I am faking pain. NO NO messing up my meds, more.
I am trying to write a Book. About my son who passed in 2002, and very medically invloved, due to lifting my son wrong due to my son going into a seizure. I then hired R.N.s
23 hrs. a day, because the pain I was in ,and going though so many differnt type of injections.
Anyway, I would be happy to join your blog w/ all my resorces, back - ground working children,young adults who were disablied, medically invloved , so much more , and became a foster parnet for high risk teens in my home. My son loved the teens he thought he had all sorts of brothers, etc. I am lokking for people who have had the same type of surgery I had, no one yet.
Thank you for letting me vent, and all the mis-spellings
Kelly, Denver, CoView Thread
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