Ace: After 2-3 years of mourning, you'll begin to accept it. I can't ski anymore, so I sit at the lodge and watch my kids have fun. Boating is dicey, so I never go out unless it's flat calm. Riding a...
I had 4 last year and will probably get 6 (the max) this year around L-5-S1. For me the pain can go from 8 down to a 1-3 for 8 weeks on average. I actually feel as close to normal (prior to surgery)...
I'm on 7.5 mg. Been going to the Physiatrist at the Pain Center since my disk fragmented into the spinial canal and killed/damaged L-4-5 nerve roots causing chronic pain in the legs & feet. I...
Good morning all: I've been on Percocet 7.5 since the end of 2007. This year I've been taking 2-3 per day with a script direction of up to 3 per day as needed. The medicine, along with 3 epidurals...
People ask me how I'm doing, I say this is a "good" day, or a "bad day" but I never say "fine." Or I joke a bit. When they ask "what'd you do this weekend." I respond with a grin "well, I made it to...
WB - I see a physiatrist at the Capitol Spine and Pain center quarterly, and I get 2-3 epidural/nerve block shots a year. Jim: The Lidocaine patches are sealed like wet naps, and have an expiration...
I have a new symptom that zaps me all day and sometimes at night. It feels like I burned the left side of my left thigh in a 5 X 8 inch area.. I'm hoping this is healing from when that area and the...
You need to see a board certified Physiatrist, not Psychiatrist. They have taken the lead from Anesthesiologists in the realm of pain medicine. Some are attached to physical rehab centers....
I hate to disagree with some in the post, but people react differently to pain medication. The only person who really cares about you in the realm of pain management is you. My prescript ion is for...
Vin: You need to see a board certified physiatrist. They are pain specialists qualified to perform pain interventions. Narcotics have provent to be reliable and effective in treating pain if...
Border: I am new here too. They wanted to put a stimulator in me until they discovered via EMG that the left leg is healing and the right leg is unstable and has gotten worse. Just the fact that the...