Susie, Thank you SOOO very much for your post.. very informative....I think I'm ready!...I go in in less than 2weeks, and we'll get the ball rolling...Did they do Psych eval on you for it? or is it...
Bluejet and Straydog Thanks, I am really at the point to where I think this is the next step in my life. I have had four back surgeries, fused l3,l4,l5,s1, and my right SI joint is also fused.I have...
I have been mulling over the idea of a pain pump. i am a great candidate ..so my doc says... has anyone had any experience with one. I could use some input. thanks COLERG p.s. nice to see some old...
Shelter, I have been praying for you and hope you have been doing well. I'm glad you are up and about , at least a little. i'm more than sure there is a forum or people here who have or know about...
TDoern, glad to see you are still here. I so happy that yoou had a good start, and day with the new doc. So many peopl got good reports today, i finally found a new PM doc that understood. As i sit...
Shelter, I'm proud of you getting up , building up the inner core and facing the day... You rule the day!!! it sounds as if it was a good day all around, I got in today to see a new pain doc, he...
Pati, Today went like a dream.......I was very nervous at first, but a bit in I armed with my trusty and lovely wife We finally had some validation that no it is not in your head and that I have in...
Red, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL. I have had over 9 operations in 20 yrs on my spine My SI on my right was just fused this last Dec. I have so much pain in my back that is " Unusual" to my surgeon,,,which of...
Chutz, Oh what spring can do for the soul!! My tulips are just popping up their tiny heads, poor things.....we had snow a week ago...living in the upper midwest makes you pay. Today it was 75(...
Lucia, Sorry you are into the fentanyl. I was there for four years, it REALLY did help, but watch out for mixing it with Zoloft. holy cow it can have a nasty effect. Alas, I have been off it four...
Shelter, I am praying for you at this moment! You are going to shine like a new star tomorrow!!!! Whether this has any relevance, There is a song by U2 called "acrobat"...this song is my mantra, I...
Thanks guys!!!! It is a blessing to have doctors in the family, but another having them live far away. Get a load of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just now got off the phone with my "OLD " surgeon... we...
Shelter, I know it is unnerving , but I have had Dozens and DOZENS of injections, and yes in my SI joint, my right one is now fused. It is not that bad, The first time I was scared, no pain not a...
Muzz, I have seen that movie several times, believe it or not my father was one of the first to teach med students how it looks through the patients eye. This was back in the 70's, he would put them...
Jayson, KEEP THE FAITH IN THAT YOU ARE HEALING YOURSELF! I know exactly where you are , I was there myself. I have had over 20+ years of pain and pain med management. TEX JEN , and CHUTZ have hit the...
Ryand, thanks for the post! I appreciate you outlook. I just got off the phone with my father, a massively respected doctor's doctor in the research world!! He told me very close to what everyone has...
Boxerlover, Hey I think granny shoes are sexy, I have grandpa shoes and socks to match....and I'm not yet 40!.......Like the subject line says, you gotta drop your pants and slide on the ice from...
Disce Pati, Thanks for the reply. I can tell you how really helpless I feel again. Knowing that my surgeon is one of the best in the nation ( no kidding) it just blows my mind that that was the...
Hello all, it has been quite sometime since I have been back here. Since that time Past April, I have had a surgery to remove the metal rods and screws from my back and have it re-fused. Then in Dec....