Posted 2/2/2015 4:16 AM (GMT 0)
hello miss proudmom, i am still standing on faith you are and will be healed, 100%. and i am certain our dear Lord will not mind some regular medicine to that end. the posts you have on dates very recent it sounds like your still admitted in the hospital. if that is the case i feel horrible for you, 15-17 days is to long for your surgery although you had previous back surgery. it is hard to make headway in the hospital and with pain like you describe i would be in the mood to be requesting some of the most effective medications known to mankind, even at home your pain level is to high, hopefully recovery pain. Susie made good point about steroids which are used right after surgery in re do surgery or fusion if swelling is expected to be high, but these days the thinking on steroids and anti-inflammatories after fusion is it may prevent the graft from taking and the more days out the less they want those type meds used. even without those or as needed Toradol or Decadron shots your pain can be controlled, it may make your bladder shock take a bit longer to normalize, by the way do not feel bad over that, it is par for the course, i was a 22 year old male who had his catheter bag kicked by a nurse night of surgery and that made my bladder spasm like crazy and IV fluids still dripping bladder got to 1.25 liters and i could not urinate, so apprx. 5 nurses tried to recath me and failed, hours passed and i had the pillow over my head trying to smoother myself yelling, "knock me out. i know you have drugs to knock me out", 10 nurses were attempting to get the pillow from my iron grip. a urologist showed up and was like an angel, he fixed it real fast and recathed me so had to have the cath in for 2 more weeks, i thought the world ended. one thing is almost sure, your bladder will come around soon. i do not know if the medication Flomax is used in women, i do not see a reason why not for this purpose. it is used for older men with enlarged prostate mostly, but it does not work on a male specific function. it is widely used to prevent or to treat what you are going through. it is very safe, may cause a bit of dizziness so taken before sleep. another medication that Flomax replaced but that is still used for your ordeal is Urecholine generic is bethanchol i think, works on neurotransmitter "acetylcholine" which is envolved in bladder function. i would ask. if you are still in hospital i would want to see my surgeon fast, the orders he or she left for your care are lacking in a few areas. if your in hospital there is a lot i would like to say about obtaining comfort for you. nerves in legs and feet can be adversely effected by fusion like yours, like hitting your funny bone times 10 but legs not arm or worse. Susie i think mentioned something to filter out the nerve signaling like Lyrica, i say 100% yes and soon, from what i have been told by a survey of surgeons is you have 18 months and what is not normal then is what you will be left with. that was 5 to 7 years back and things are better for that now. the key is quickly putting as many blockers, filters, quieters and pain killers in place so the nerves do not memorize that pathway of neural signaling. medications like Lyrica, Cymbalta, Amitriptyline, Desipramine, Doxepin, Lamictal, Trileptal, Keppra, Klonopin, Gabapentin, (if Lyrica cannot be taken), Gabatril, Clonidine, many anti-convulsants, anti-depressants, hypertension meds, sedatives, dementia meds (like Namenda). not all at once but a carefully thought synergistic combo that are inhibiting excitory neurotransmitters like: glutamate, NMDA, adrenaline and turning on inhibitory neurotransmitters like: GABA and serotonin, endorphins and enkephalins. the more important part maybe in nutrition and nutracueticals over a period of 6 months plus to establish "neurogenesis". medications should be thought out now, a started, maybe one at a time or two Lyrica and Cymbalta cover many bases and a benzodiazepine like Valium or Klonopin would provide broad coverage. you feel your leg and foot but you are percieving it in your brain so you do not want your brain hardwired or like uploading data on the computer where the more time that passes the chances of the brain having an imprint increases. i dont know if reading is something your doing right now but to see hope a document by Dr. Forest Tennat MD a top american pain specialist titled, "Neurogenesis, The Key To a Cure" that can be found on Foresttennant.com under "articles" or on PracticalPainManagement.org. i am praying for your complete recovery and that The Comforter that is God's Holy Spirit comes over you and rests upon you. with love, Nick