Worse post-surgical pain again, not sure why

I havent have surgery. But i have cmp. Chronic myofascial pain. Im always taking vicodin & other meds. I feel more pain is worser if i overdo something. & those meds is just tricking my mind. Im not a dr. But u might consider reading devin starlanyl book. Or just pls check her website. In my experience. What she documented is very true. I feel swollen sometimes cause i think because of my trigger points. Thats why i try not to get tired. I could not even undress myself before. & i feel its spreading. I cant push it to work. The more i tried. The more i get weak. & hurt.

Hi Debbie you know it has been quite a while now since your surgery and to still have that type of pain and not be able to bend over and such, and now the other new pain. I think I would seriously  be thinking about going to another doctor and having them look at it, a second opinion so to speak! It just doesn't sound right, and the fact that you now have the rectal pain. I would think that your doctor or surgeon would be doing further testing or something. I know all this takes time,...... what does the folks at Physical Therapy say or think? From experience I know that most of them know about these things and at least have some thoughts about when a patients is having problems. Have you talked with any of them? Do they think this is normal healing?

 

Keep us informed on your progress, I do wish you well

 

White Beard

Well, talked to my phys. therapist today, and she said to hold off on the new exercises, and in fact, back way down on my routine ones too if needed. AND to call the doctor if things don't settle down, especially if my bladder or bowels become involved. Of course, this all comes to a head on Friday afternoon! Then I whacked the leg on a tv tray, sitting up from my nap. Wonderful.

To top it all off, I'm feeling the need to urinate more often this evening than normal. Hmmm, I don't like this. (I just googled it, and this is supposed to be a problem in cold weather, not hot.)

Help&faith - I do have that book, and I agree, it's a really good one. Maybe CMP plays into this, I don't know, but this area was a problem way before it got bad enough for surgery....I mean years before. Maybe the disc ruptured way back when, I wish I knew!

White Beard - Yes, my therapist knows about all my limitations, and thinks it's just from muscle disuse. She has been happy up till now with my progress in gaining strength, and range of motion.

Susie - Actually, no one has seemed too concerned about my foot and ankle (I shouldn't really have said leg, it barely goes up that far) - not the surgeon, and not my regular doctor, who said he thinks it might not even be related. Usually I worship the ground this guy walks on, but I think he's way wrong about this...it started at the exact same time as my horrible sciatic pain! It actually isn't that much to see, but is a bit darker and "fatter." Of course, it feels worse than it looks.  I am on Gabapentin, just at night.  No, I don't really have muscle spasms, but lots of aching and numbness.