Oh I forgot to mention that my Vitamin D levels are great. Near 60. I've been religiously taking large doses for years. I'm good at making the best out of bad situations. I think that's probably...
Thanks for the info Susie. I sent a message to the PA this morning asking about what he thought about my rate of fusion...judging from my xray last week. In his reply, He reminded me that he asked me...
Hi Aned, I have the unenviable position of having gone through three separate spinal fusion surgeries. I had anterior fusion on C5-C6 in 2004, anterior fusion C6-7 in 2005 and my latest, posterior...
Hi and Happy Monday, Straydog, I appreciate your insight on Forteo. My endocrinologist told me lots about it, but since my parathyroid hormone level is way high, that will most likely preclude me...
Hello all, I am still kicking, albeit not as much as I used to! I finally got the "privilege" of a follow up appointment with my surgeon's PA, but that's better than nothing. I continue to have icky...
Good luck with your recovery White Beard! I sure do hope that you have smooth sailing... and Merry Holidays to you! :)...
Thank you so much Abilene. I knew you'd know where I am coming from. Yes, the pain did decrease, and it kills me when I try to do stuff. I keep getting the thought in my head that I can do all the...
Hello again, I am posting because I am back in a fair amount of pain. If you don't remember me, I had posterior spinal decompression, laminectomy, etc, with rods and screws back in August of this...
As for me, the answer would be a resounding NO. I have pain issues that interfere, plus we have a lot of garbage between us that has built up, (as you read in my post) and its like there's a brick...
Thanks for the suggestion, and we actually did go through some therapy a few years back, and you're right, it IS a safe place to talk. I do want to bring that up as a good option, because I do love...
Thank you all very much for your input. it is so helpful. I am now off of oxycodone completely. Praise the Lord! I hope that helps things. We had a terrible fight last night about "nothing" which is...
Hello everyone, I have been away for quite a while, trying to get over my posterior cervical fusion surgery that I had August 14 this year. This has been a life changing event. I have never...
Yep, what sharinghelps said! I have a daughter who is a nurse practitioner, and a son who is a paramedic. Believe it, they KNOW if you are faking pain. You should hear the "shop talk" conversations...
Interesting fact about milk! Thank you Merrida, I had no idea.. For some weird reason, it just seemed to make me feel better. I have been a long time without eating much, and it created a vicious...
Awwww, sorry for the unlucky break. I have no idea if there's any way to repeal it, but I sure hope they do. Seems to me that you have a pretty good argument, you're human and you made a mistake....
Y'all are right. It is quite scary to realize just how many people OD on prescription drugs every day. Somehow, I dont think that the majority of these folks actually woke up that day and decided to...
Ya know, I just did a rather quick internet search on this drug. It is only available by prescription in the USA, according to Wikipedia. There are NUMEROUS quite shady websites where it can be...
My gut reaction to reading OP's post was 100% negative, very slippery slope when he/she is just trying to get high. They out and out SAY they are seeking enjoyment!!!!! (Read as not a CHRONIC PAIN...
Thank you BlueAngel and Sunny! I have also found the blander the food is, the better. I have felt very nasty today, and have been taking zofran, 8mg and phenergan, (promethazine). 25mg. As often as...
Yep Abilene, I had to go to the ER on August 30. It just didn't occur to me that I could get hit again. I have been drinking like crazy so I stay hydrated. I think it may be true that I haven't drank...
Well, this morning I woke up with horrible UTI symptoms. I think this might have a huge part in the nausea I have. It just didn't cross my mind until I woke up this morning with fever, low back pain,...
Thank you all so very much. I have eaten boiled potatoes today and they are staying down. I am taking the nausea meds around the clock instead of after I already feel horrible. I am sooo tired from...
Happy Friday to everyone, I am really needing advice here, I am still taking OxyContin twice per day, and oxycodone for pain during the day. I am suffering from unbelievable nausea. I have not been...
Ice packs. Do not know what I would do without them.........
Hi Abilene, thanks for letting me know what works and what doesn't. I am doing okay with my medicine. I did go ahead and call my surgeon, and I got a call back late Friday afternoon, just to confirm...
Yay Abilene for your clean bill of health/mammogram news! That us just wonderful news! Quincy! I am so glad that you're a "two forum guy"! I have enjoyed your posts, and I would have never met you if...
Dixie6, I am so sorry that you have to suffer because you have a hard time paying for medicine. I see that you have exhausted every single avenue. I wish I knew some helpful information, but I don't....
Hi everyone, I have been working hard to follow all your great advice, and guess what! I am doing better! I had my first post-op appointment with my surgeon's PA on Monday. They took my stitches out,...
Hi Quincy and Sunshine, Quincy, there's nothing like family, even if I overdid it! You are right! And Sunshine, I don't know how I missed your post. let me try to answer your questions, etc, First of...
Thank you Abilene and Susie. You always give such good, wise advice.. I find myself using my collar that they gave me at the hospital, mainly when I have been sitting up for quite a while. This...
Thanks so much Abilene and Susie! I am Judy,,by the way. The timer thing is a great idea, and I would be so much better if I hadn't stayed "up" while they were here. She is due the first week in...
Happy Saturday to y'all, I am 2 weeks and 2 days post posterior c-spine fusion and laminectomies. I have been trying to go down on the pain medicine. Til this morning. I have been taking it easy...
Hello y'all, I am soo tired. I called my surgeon's office first thing this morning, my doctor's admin assistant called me back this afternoon about 430, so too late to do anything about my port...
I am not at my computer typing, I WOULD be dead! I am comfortably piled into my pillow mountain with my trusty ipad. I cannot exist right now unless I have ice packs strategically placed behind my...
Thank you all for your advice and support. I have tried today to make my pain level go down as much as I possibly can. I am spending most of the time on our couch, because it is the most comfortable...
Feeling down, I would never have gotten this posterior surgery if I had known the pain on the other side was going to be so brutal. I keep waking up, after a short sleep, in agony. With prior...
This is a wonderful forum. I have relied so heavily on it through thick and thin! I have had to deal with doctors who were just downright rude, dealt with a surgery being scheduled, then having it...
Good morning, I am actually 11 days post op. I am in so much pain that I am wondering if this is the way it's supposed to feel. When I sit up, like normally sit up, I have incredible pain. It feels...
I have had a gazillion mris done on my brain, and I'm sure it would Have been brought up if there was a concern. It has never entered the conversation, ever....
Hi Abilene, thank you for wishes for a peaceful weekend. Unfortunately my Saturday started out yucky. I woke up at 3am with a fever of 103 degrees. I waited til around 9am to wake my hubby, who...
Prayers going up right this minute for you Susie, and your husband. Will keep on praying. And praying....
:) <3 Abilene, you're just something else!! I am lying here, looking forward to 6pm so I can take my 3 allocated oxycodones, I think I,could take more than 3.... But I'm not going there! I WILL have...
I am making a strong effort to be up and sitting more. Also, going to walk more, around my house...I don't yet feel comfortable enough to walk outside, because with every step, it seems to vibrate or...
Thank you Abilene. I felt a migraine coming on right when I got home from the hospital Sunday. Took a Maxalt and it went away. I don't know the solution either. So, do you think the medicines I am...
Funny you mention a safe! This was years ago, but it happened. I was getting ready for my second ACDF anterior surgery and I KNEW he was taking my pain meds. I confronted him, and he offered to buy a...
It's rec for the most part. I knew this issue existed years ago. He does have legit pain issues, but he cannot help himself if narcotics are around. He gets Vicodin but a prescription that is...
Hello scared24, I am so sorry that you have that pain back! My surgeon told me, (and I know everyone is different) that our nerves have been "messed with" and they will take a bit of time to settle...
Hello, I am 1 week post-op today. My surgeon called on Monday and changed up my pain meds. Originally(when I left hospital Sunday) his associate had sent me home with NO long-acting meds, she said...
Hello btl, I am slowly recovering from recent cervical spine surgery, and this forum has been just wonderful! I had to respond here, because I was dealing with ADENOMYOSIS wayyy back in 1997. I had...
Thank you so much Stray Dog! I think that may be the website I checked, the problem seems to mixing nucynta (tapentadol) and cyclobenzaprine. It mentions these two taken together can exacerbate...