Hello to everyone, and to everyone who responded to me. Sorry, seriously, about posting my private email address. I didn't know it was not a cool thing to do. I respect my privacy and everyone else's...
Dearest Stella Marie: Thank you so very much for your post: it was informative and exactly what I needed to hear. I have severe pain from a fusion which never "took." I also suffered a massive...
Hello all. I have posted several times about the continued agony I am in with my back. I have the classic "failed back" syndrome, and am working with a new, "second opinion" surgeon about what I can...
Dear Scarred: Please believe that I feel for you. I went through the same hoops. But let me tell you that they finally installed the SCS, and it didn't help at all. In fact, I am about to have it...
Dear Scarred for Life: I hope this will go to you: I still don't understand when I'm replying to someone rather than replying to myself, aS has happened in this thread. Thank you so much for your...
Dear RM: Best of luck to you. You sound (seem?) like a sensational person with a good heart and spirit. I am literally saying a "Hail Mary" as I write this. I have never been very religious, but...
Just wanted to tell you how bad I feel for you, and that I understand your dilemma. I have been in serious pain for a year now, and my PM doctor just keeps increasing the oxycontin. I'm up to 180 mg...
Hi Straydog: Now I hope you will let me know if I am replying just to you or to everyone. You wanted to know what my surgeries were. First, there was a microdiscectomy (pardon if I mispell these...
Hello Brenda. Riccardo here. I was doing OK with my back pain, then went to a pain specialist who gave me first an injection into the sacro-ileac (sp). Got worse. Then got a regular epidural...
Hello to all and thank you so much for your good advice. Now I have a technical question: by doing this "quick reply," am I responding to everyone in the thread or only the last person? I want to...
Hello to all. I wrote several posts several months ago. I found the responses so very helpful: not just that I'm not the only one suffering on a daily basis, but it was so helpful to learn of people...
Dear PaLady and my Dear Lucy: I can't believe I missed your original post, but have seen many responses to you, and finally one from you saying all is well with your cousin (or as well as they can be...
Wow: Thanks for that info. I wasn't using full screen, so didn't see search at the far right. I did the search and yes, there is a lot of information to keep me occupid this afternoon. Pain level is...
Hello everyone. I've written a post in the chronic pain thread and received much good advice and made a few great friends. Can anyone out there please share their experiences with the electronic...
Dear StrayDog: Just happened to see a response you made to someone on the trial for the neuro-stimulator. I would like to see all those responses, since as I told you, the permanent one wll be...
Riccardo a lady? That's really funny. You know, although I have always been a legal secretary (among other things), I only recently got a computer at home. I never wanted one since I had one at work,...
Hi StrayDog. Did you se the post where I told people what a nice guy you are? I was corrected and told you were a woman and we had a chat about sexism regarding posting names!! Very funny, but...
Thanks so much for your post. I was looking forward to hearing from you! This is a bad day for me as well, dragging, not so much pain, but very, very numb and uncomfortable in that area of my back....
Dear PaLady: Well, it is now 4 a.m., and yes I have been on the "throne" for quite a while now. But oh my God, what incredible relief, and from just 12 little pieces of fruit! If anyone out there is...
Dear PaLady: After only 30 minutes, the prunes are WORKING!!! Oh my God, why didn't I think about this sooner. And they are SO delicious. Sorry if others are having to read about bowels and other...
Dear PaLady: This seems to be a new screen, so I hope I am in fact responding to your post. Usually there is the quck-response screen at the bottom. This time I had to sign in. I LOVE I Love Lucy,...
Deafr PaLady, Thanks so much. You are ultra-fab. Sometimes the most obvious things are the farthest area. Everyone always makes jokes about prunes and what they do to you. In fact, I remember a...
Great you are having a good day. I am SO excited about yesterday and appreciate your good words about it. Knowing you can do more just because you want to is a very important step for me. Yes, I am a...
Dear Stray: Want to share this with you. I was SO motivated by your message and the thoughts therein that I walked FOUR BLOCKS to and FOUR BLOCKS from the Walgreens store I usually take a bus to! I...
And thanks so much for checking, I hope you do it often. I went to my Board meeting and was able to completely forget my pain. Now, I am comfortable on the sofa, but did have to take an extra 20 mg...
Dear Stray Dog: I love your post and all the good information. I had the stimulator in for 4 days and it was really heaven. It has been out for 2 days, and now I'm in majlor pain again. The permanent...
Dear Anniedaze: I really, honestly feel for you and hope that your pain can subside quickly. I certainly know how something like "attitude" can just seem like so much bullshit when you are in pain...
What fabulous advice from all you dear people. The best is Lorie's telling me not to worry so much about what others think about me. All my life that has been a problem, and only now, at a (VERY...
Dear Lorie: Thanks so much for your reply. What can you tell me about the stimulator? I did the trial for 4 days and loved the stimulation and the freedom from pain. Of course, I hated all the nasty...
Wow, what a magnificent response from what I can sense is a truly caring person. I totally feel what you are talking about and your recommendations. You know, for a long time I was feeling so very...
Thanks to all who responded to me. I got great news from my pain management doctor today: the trial implant of the neuro-stimulator really worked wonders for me, and two weeks from Friday, I am...
Thanks so much. I already feel I have a friend through this. Have a wonderful day. Ric...
Hello everyone, and especially to PAlady who responded to my post. I attempted to respond to her, but it appears I have responed to myself!!!!!! Can someone please tell me how to use this? I hope...
Dear PAlady: Thanks so much for your kind words. Yes, the same surgeon performed all surgeries. Of course, one could discuss malpractice, but I guess I just don't want to go there and relive all of...
Hello everyone. This is my first post, so I don't quite know what to do. Having joined just yesterday, I can't tell you how much I have learned about myself just from reading others' stories. I had...