Bad day!

 

      Scarred...I'm so sorry you are suffering this much today. When was the last time they did an MRI on you? Is there a possibility of another Epidural in the future?

     While I dont suffer the sciactica pain you and others do,...I do,... have one of those very sharp pains,... that drill's one to the floor ..."one of those that no pain med will work on!"

      I can hear the despration in you're voice, and that you are looking for every possible solution...but have you considered that special diet that cuts out foods,.... that may cause some of the inflammation? My sister has been on this, and has had quite a bit of success with it.

    also...have you considered a pain pump? I can't remember the med's you are on...is Oxycontin one of them?...and if so are you on them every 12hrs or 8hrs?......my Dr finally put me on them every 8hrs, and it is the first time,...or at least it seems that way...that I'm getting coverage around the clock.

   My memory is terrible sometimes...but didn't you just get a new puppy too?...or was it Chartreux? I was thinking, one of you were struggling with bending over trying to take care of him. Not much bending over with a fusion is there!   If this is the case then maybe you are irritating the Scatica.

      Sorry, no suggestions, other than to get an appointment made, if it persist much longer.

    Again sorry...we all know it's not fun at all...and pushes you to the very edge. If I could snap my fingers and make it better...I would do it in a flash for you.

      Take care,

 SE

 

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I know Scarred...it is horrible when you know you have done all that you can do and nothing will stop it. I just cry - sometimes it releases the emotional pain which can help the tiniest bit with the physical pain. I am sorry that you are having a difficult day.

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I pray and wait for God to do His thing in His time...til then I am waiting with chronic pain...

Hi Scarred...I'm so sorry that you are having so much pain today. I, too, have had an increase in my back and sciatica pain in the past few days. I wonder if it has anything to do with this awful heat wave we have been in lately? I see you live in Kansas...not sure of how your weather is now, but it's been 106-111 here in Texas for the past 2 weeks...and with the humidity factored in, they are saying our heat index is near 120. So I've basically just been trying to stay indoors as much as possible. I wanted to tell you what I did yesterday that helped me get comfortable for awhile. I decided to go get a pedicure so I could sit in their big comfy massage chair. The soothing foot bath was nice as well. At the end of the pedicure, the technician applied some cooling gel to my lower legs for a few minutes, then warm towels. Wow...it really felt good and I felt better the rest of the day.

I hope you do find what works best for you very soon and get some comfort. Sending you (((((hugs)))))))

Mysti

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DDD, 3 bulging lumbar discs, bone spurs, facet joint arthrosis/sclerosis, osteoarthritis

Oh Scarred Bless your heart. I'm so sorry that you're in such horrible pain. I wish I could help you. but all I can think of is rubbing some BenGay or some kind of cream like that. Also, I would advise you to call your doctor on Monday if you're not better. I can't think of anything that you haven't already tried except the cream. I hope you feel better really soon.

love and hugs
Loretta

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Dx: osteoarthritis, bursitis in left hip, Osteoarthrits in right hip, compression fracture in thoracic spine due to falling on frozen ground March 2001 , ddd, spinal stenosis, bone spurs, osteoarthritis in spine, osteoarthritis in both knees
Meds: Fentanyl patch, oxycodone, otc: BenGay, Tylenol Arthritis on occasion

Hi Scarred...I am so sorry to hear that you are not having good days:( I hope that you can talk with the Dr. tomorrow and see what they can offer to help.

I do know there are some specific stretches to do for this..but it's too hard to explain online!! So if you Google it...you can see how to do them properly...it really helps me!!

The other thing is if you are able to take just plain old Ibuprofen...or another type of anti-inflammatory medication..

I am certainly hoping you can get some relief soon...

Sending you some gentle hugs (( ))

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ACDF C5-C7, (no hardware), with autograft bone Nov. 2001

(reabsorption of bone 2 years later...still lost in body..expect to burp it out at anytime..haha")) 

ACDF with hardware, allograft bone Nov. 2005 

Anterior and Posterior CDF, allograft bone with BMP, removal of old hardware, use of titanium plates, rods, screws, & kitchen sink (lol) Oct 2006

 

 

Scarred,Sorry your having a bad pain day!I know with me relaxing and trying to focus on something else helps sometimes,sleep if you can ,hopfully you will feel better when you wake up.I totally understand what your going thru and hope your doing better soon! Till then takecare and read allthe posts from us here who allcare and hope your wellsoon !