All of your answers convinced me that I am making the right decision by going to the pain management doc. I have considered the pain pump and would be really interested if it would allow me to not...
So, as I sit here, 8 weeks post op from my 2nd cervical fusion in 7 months, I have had more than plenty of time to contemplate pain relief. For the last 3-4 years, my primary doc has dealt with my...
I noticed that you mentioned OU....are you from Oklahoma? If so, nice to see another Okie on here! Best of luck to you, I am in my 8th week of post cervical fusion house fever! If you are in OK,...
30 minuts ago, so if I stumble round you know why! [color=#800080> One thing that I can tell about this surgery is he really did cut thru muscles and tendons, because the muscle spams are really...
I had the same problem, and our local office burned me another copy and it worked fine. I had just gotten a bad copy...
Thanks for the interaction information on drugs.com. I am fixing to go check it out....another night that sleep escapes me!...
the time it starts wearing off I get really strange twitches. I can be sitting perfectly still and my had or arm will jerk hard enough that I knock things over. I also develop mysterious numb areas...
I hope you are getting the answers you are looking for. After I read my reply, I could tell that I had recently taken my pain meds, the way it rambled!!! lol! The one thing that I can say about my...
I am recouping as we speak from my 2nd fusion at C5/6. I had my first one last July and felt so much better that I was not a good patient and overdid it. That in combination with the severe...
I had similar problems with my legs but my problems were in my neck. Pinched nerves, bulging discs and severs stenosis. It could be something from anywher because your nerves go from point a all the...
I just had my 2nd cervial fusion 2 weeks ago. n One thing I can honestly say is if you have it done, even tho in a few weeks you feel better that you have in a long time, DO NOT do more than advised...
Thanks again for the thoughts....This UTI is trying to finish me off I think....I havent had one in more than 10 years, and have NEVER had one that bleeds...all the time. Just started antibiotics...
Well, went to neurosurgeon today, and come to find out all the fever and feeling crappy was a UTI!!!! Can you believe that is what caused all of the misery? Just this morning I noticed a little urine...
Well doc couldnt get me in and my fever finally broke. I go see the surgeon tomorrow....taking a bag just in case. Never know anymore when I will be staying at one of their first rate facilities! lol...
2 hours into the surgery, Surgeon was testing the stability of C7 to make sure it was strong enough, and in the process ended up putting his thumb all the way thru my vertabrae. He went out and...
HEre in Oklahoma (SW) we got 7 inches of snow on top of 3 inches of ice...just now (3 days later) are we starting to see life moving .... hope we can get south to lawton tomorrow for surgery!...
Tomorrow is the day of the surgery I have been waiting forever on....8am our time, I will go in for a corpectomy in my c-spine. They are removing 2 vertabrae and 3 discs. Stressed and panicky, but I...
Before they did my cspine fusion I had lots of problem with twitching and going numb. After the fusion it was MUCH better ---for a while. My degenerative bone is bad enough that it caused the fusion...
I live in Oklahoma.....would love to come to Fl. was there once back when my husband drove a truck....just happened to be the weekend of the daytona 500 and we couldn't find anywhere to stay!!! Thank...
I have also had plenty read incorrectly at the clinic where the tests are actually done, but that is why I like my Neurosurgeon. He actually looks at the films himself. He has had 30+ years...
I so agree sjkly....to top it off part of it comes from money WE paid in while we were able to work! I filed in October of 2009...did all of it myself, and finally broke down and got an attorney for...
I found out yesterday that my disability was approved!!!!! The judge signed the order yesterday ----- one of the best days of my life! Talk about a HUGE weight off my shoulders! For all of you trying...
I have very similar problems....My neck is a disaster zone, but a large part of my pain is in my lower back. According to my Neurosurgeon, it is because all the nerves that control all the different...
I really don't have much choice. If I don't have this surgery done, the end result will be that I will not be able to walk or use my arms eventually. Basically paralyzed, due to spinal cord damage. I...
Neuro called and said that they had reviewed CT and MRI and want to see asap. Moved appt from Jan to New Years Eve.....gonna decide how to do the surgery without crushing anymore discs. Really...
We always have Christmas at my grandmothers the Sunday before Christmas so it doesn't interfere with each individual family Christmas. We don't have Christmas at my parents, to make it easier, they...
If there is a pharmacy in your area that compounds medicines, sometimes they will compound a non marketed dosage and it is usually a fraction of the cost. I have to do that with part of my oxycontin...
All I know at this point is that is his only solution, but he will have to go thru the back of my neck this time. His biggest concern is that my spine will not able to support the necessary hardward....
OK, so after reading the notes from my Neurosurgeon, he is considering a "corpectomy". What is the difference between that and a discectomy and what are the differences in the healing and post op? I...
Thanks for the info on the med for osteoporosis....I don't know if my insurance will cover is, but it would be worth a shot. Of course I have state insurance and will have medicare in March 2011....
The fusion held, it just crushed the vertebrae and discs below, causing them to tun toward my spinal cord, causing the same problem they fixed with the fusion. Apparantly he thought the vertabrae...
I am really not sure. I have severe osteoporosis and to top that off I am calcium deficient and intolerant!...
Any info would be appreciated!...
Thanks for the input....I know it was way off topic, but it was just eating at me and thought I would get other opinions to see if I was just being touchy since I don't feel good. By the way, my...
once a year) and that I can pretty much deal with, what has gotten me right now is the great nephew (9 years old) his mother and his 6 mo old baby brother showed oct 1 and asked if they could stay...
I have been taking the oxy's for over 3 years now and over time have worked myself up to 3 60mg a day. It used to b 2 of the 60 mg, but with al the surgeries they have lined up for me and the pain...
I have fibromyalgia as well, but had 4 bulging discs in my cervical spine that were impinging the spinal cord. They removed the damaged discs and fused the vertebrae together with titanium and screws...
Actually it can. The fusion I just had done helped the numbness, pain and tingling in my arms. My neurologist said that bulging discs (I had 4) in the cervical spine are usually the cause of arm pain...
I had numerous MRI's at our local clinic that showed my scoliosis and that was about it. As it got worse and worse and the MRI results never changed, my PCP referred me to a Neurologist that admitted...
I too have HORRIBLE back pain from extensive disc damage. My scoliosis is not just curves, but twisted spine, severe osteoporosis, and 3 areas of stenosis. I am 3 and a half weeks post op from c5-7...
I really am doing good, my release papers say I cannot drive. I admit I pay for it when I even go for a short drive, so I sit around the house. The hardest thing is not stooping over to pick...
all of it. I am still really sore across my back and my neck. The funny thing is that where they made the incision across my throat is not sore at all!!! I am still sleeping in the recliner because...
Thanks to everyone for your support!!!! 2 days and counting...they are going to call me tomorrow with my arrival time and surgery time. I won't be getting out of the hospital till Friday...(they...
around here tht has had this surgery done haven't had a lot of success, so that's not a question of whether I am going to be ok, but I am praying that is takes. After this heals, then they are going...
Yes, he is doing the fusion with the discectomy. He said that normally he sends patients home that same afternoon, but I requested to be kept at least overnight, because we live over an hour away,...
We are hoping it helps...I just pray that my spinal cord isn't permanently injured. If it is, this my only help with my neck pain, not the numbness in my legs. That is why he ordered the MRI of my...
Well, Surgery on the 14th of July...2 level discectomy. Even tho there is LOTS of degeneration and protrusion, the main problem tho is the spinal cord impingement at c5 and c6. Scheduled for thorasic...
Getting ready to leave to make the hour drive to the neurosurgeon. Really glad it was moved up, but really nervous. I hope I like the guy. They told my that he was going to do an evaluation, decide...
I have been there and my thoughts and prayers go out to you. A hysterectomy isn't fun and the cancer cells on top of that......my prayers are with you!...
I have multiple personalities, and none of them like you! I used to have a handle on lie, but somehow it broke off!!...