howdy everyone, thought i would chime in and share something with my pump. along with the wallet size card, i would carry in my wallet, the print out from each appt. weather it was a med refill...
hello eric and welcome. am sorry to hear about your pain issues and your conditions. i can't even begin to imagine the pain you would be going thru. myself i have just had lower back troubles....
hi jen75,wow sorry to hear all that you had to go thru. just terrible all around. glad to hear your feeling better. right now i'm actually waiting for call back from my neurosurgeon to get my pump...
hi susie, thanks for responding. didn't have a problem when they put it in. did get one spinal headache from one of the myelograms i've had. so keep the fingers crossed. thanks again.....
hello everyone. haven't been on in awhile and thought i would stop by and say hi. hope you all are feeling as best as ya can. i do have a question maybe someone might have an answer to. well finally...
hello to everyone this evening. hope you all are doing fine and that 2019 is off to a good start and your holidays were good. well i have an update concerning my afib and the TEE results. i had...
good morning all. well had my TEE and CV yesterday. happy to report that it went well. rhythm is back to normal (for now) and the tee images came back normal. so i go back to see the doc in about a...
hello thank you both for the encouraging words. turns out my wife's uncle had the cardioversion done and he said the worst part was removing the pads after it was over. i'm sure i would have the...
good evening everyone. hope you all had a nice thanksgiving. well had a follow-up with my cardio doc and he had ordered some blood work. got my results and happy to say that all looks good. but...
hi susie and sharon, thanks for the reply and info. i have been seeing him regularly so yep i do have that to be thankful for. i've been seeing the same doc for quite a few years for my hbp. he was...
hi joejo, thank you for the reply and the info. i will definitely get with the doc on blood work....
hello everyone, my name is mark. not new to the group (healingwell) but i am new here. have my share of aches and pains and spent some time in the chronic pain forum. anyway two weeks ago visited my...
hey susie, have an update i'd like to share with you. the past few days i have been feeling pretty good. seems odd considering how short a time it has been but i finally have been able to get some...
yea me too. wll knock on my hollow head i do have to say i feel a little better then lets say wednesday. so far that was the worse. i still have no appetite what so ever. yesterday i had a bowl of...
thanks susie, didn't think of that. well then, could it be safe to say i might actually going thru some withdrawals but because i have the oral meds in my system it would be milder expirances??...
i did some looking way back when i first started having the dosage reduced and just a little while ago. now some of the symptomsi looked are what i started experiencing. also the time frame fits into...
I'm sorry,I thought I had mentioned that I still have my oral meds. The nurse and the doctor had both said that it can't be withdrawns because I have been meaning off the pump medicine since last...
hi susie, your probably right. i don't normally get them but last night seemed like everyone's RLS rolled into one. well just tuesday morning around 6am i hear a single beep and since i had no...
G'morning everybody. well i'm hoping someone might be able to help with this one. normally i don't have issues with restless leg syndrome but last night has to be one for the books for me. the usual...
hello and thank you for the replies. i saw my doctor monday and explained the issues i was having. possibly an issue with that piticilor unit. anyway he decided against using it again. there's an...
greetings one and all. first i'd like to wish everyone a happy easter and hope we're all doing as well as can be. pretty sure this might be off topic and i apologize for that. looked up and down the...
well hello everyone. thought i'd stop by to say hi and an update. i hope that everyone is doing as well as can be and a prayer for one and all for any kind of relief from the aches and pains. for...
Hi Susie, well did See a new pain mang. Doc a week ago. It did say that he would be fine to see me about my pump. I did mention to him about wanting to wean off the disease and see I how I do as far...
Greetings everyone. I'd like to say hello to you all and hope that you all are doing as well as can be. I would like to apologize for not responding to your replies for a post I had wrote awhile back...
HI susie. ok i got the low down with my wife. she goes there also. i misunderstood what she said about the clinic. seems that they(clinic) doesn't accept medicaid anymore. kelly only has medicaid so...
hello everybody..how are ya'll doing today. hope all is well. i have a question and hope someone could shed some light on this one. last thursday i went in for a refill on my pain pump (medtronic)...
hi susie. thanks for getting back with me. sorry i didn't get back til now. been helping kelly out some(she is really being bothered with her back and shoulder pain also) had my appt. last thursday...
good morning susie. thank you for responding. my wife also sees the same dr. for some pain issues and she has already had her last appt. about a week ago. my last appt. with oral meds is this...
hello everyone. hope you all are doing as well as can be these days.. i haven't been on in quite awhile so i thought i would stop by and say hello. i also have a question and am hopeful i might find...
greetings everyone. haven't been on in quite awhile so i thought i'd pop in and say hello. to all the new members that have joined healing well during my absence, welcome aboard. well i'm asking for...
hello everybody. been absence for awhile so i thought i'd stop by and say hello. hope this day is finding everyone as well as can be. well i'm 3 months post-op from my second pain pump and things...
well good afternoon to everyone here today. haven't been on for awhile and i thought i'd stop by and say hi. had my pump put in this last july and so far so good. seems to be healing up very well....
well greeting everyone. hope this post finds everyone as well as can be. had my pain pump surgery about a week and a half ago. went over real well and no ill effects(or infections) this thursday i go...
hi there everyone. well the surgery went good. didn't have to say overnight or anything. they filled the pump with saline for the time being. in two weeks i havean appt.with my pm to fill the pump....
hello everyone and how are you all doing today. hope that everyone is having a good day or as good as can be. well tomorrow is surgery day. having another pain pump put in. this time i don't believe...
welcome to the forum upjo. sorry to hear of your nerve pain. PAIN is differently the word to use concerning nerves. i've had a few surgeries over a 9 year period all lower back area (from l-3/s-1)...
hello everyone, how is everybody doing these days. sorry i haven't been on in awhile. this past week we were on our yearly vacation with my wifes family. usually theres around 40-50 people that show...
hi there scared 24. welcome aboard to healing well. feel like i'm in the same boat as you are. i've been smoking some 35 years and this thursday i'm having surgery also. i'm getting a pain pump...
greetings everyone. haven't been on for awhile so thought it was time to pop in and say hello.thinking the last time i was on i had surgery to remove the pain pump due to an infection at the incision...
hi there thundercloud. can't see where 100mgs. would do ya much good. right now i am also on 800mgs x3 daily. have been on gapapentin for a few years. started on lyrica too but had some side effects...
hi justride, welcome aboard... :smilewinkgrin:...
hi chris and welcome to the forum. am sorry to hear of your fathers passing. i can understand your not wanting to try strongers pain meds. i too used to not want to take them also. back before i...
well back in the day, i enjoyed many hobbies. camping fishing and hunting are up there at the top and am still able to do these things to a degree. home improvement projects and working on cars. a...
well i wish you the best of luck anice. turns out that my wife and i are quitting tonight at midnight as a matter of fact. i really don't want to yet but my wife has to quit and i'm gonna support her...
good morning anice. sending ya prayers for your upcoming surgery and wish you the best of luck. hopeing that your fusion will bring you some long and lasting pain relief. take care and keep us...
good morning everyone. hope today finds you well and in good spirits. had a good weekend. traveled down to cinncinati for my nephews graduation party (high school). i have 3 brothers that live there...
thank you all for the the advice. didn't really think about how long the infection could be there and if a month is too soon. that does make alot of sense. looks like i hit an interesting crossroad....
greetings everyone. hope today finds ya in good spirits and feeling as good as ya can. had my follow up appt. with my surgeon today and have my stitches removed. also looks like i might be able to...
hi there turtlegirl and welcome to the forum. once had myself a doctor that just flat out wouldn't listen to me about the pains i was having. not that i was seeking drugs to abuse. i just know what...
howdy nuke. i too have had my share of surgeries on my lower back and at first was very eager to get back in the swing of things including getting back to work. learned the hard way that if your in...