My Recovery after laser surgery

[darrinb]

(06-29-2012 09:57 AM)jayc123 Wrote:  pain is expected after surgery but this is a different pain which is getting worse everyday and it didnt start untill 1 1/2 weeks after the surgery thats why it worries me. if it was from the beginning or staying the same i wouldnt care but thats not the case. its excellent to hear how well your surgery is going, good luck with PT

I hope that you get better soon. I'll keep you in my prayers. Even thought I have some good days, there are still some days that my pain comes back.

Have you told your doctor about your pain? If so what is his/her opinion?

[jayc123]

Well hopefully those bad days will start getting farther apart for you, a good sign. No i haven't told the doc yet i don't see him untill july 12th. Are you still on any meds? I wish i could get off these, this new place screwed up and i went through withdrawals all weekend! First and last time that will ever happen! But are you still on any meds?

[darrinb]

(07-03-2012 07:09 AM)jayc123 Wrote:  Well hopefully those bad days will start getting farther apart for you, a good sign. No i haven't told the doc yet i don't see him untill july 12th. Are you still on any meds? I wish i could get off these, this new place screwed up and i went through withdrawals all weekend! First and last time that will ever happen! But are you still on any meds?

They gave me OXYCOD & GABAPENTIN I only took them for the 1st week then took it onl;y when needed, about 1 every few days. I've stop taken them now because they do not help with the pain. If I have pain that keeps me up I just take advil PM (liquid gel). They help me go to sleep (scary I think).

Well today (7/9/12) make 3 weeks to the day that I've had my surgery. Since yesterday I had bad pain in my left leg & back. I will see the Dr. again on July 17 in which I will let him know.

[jayc123]

was it the same pain as before or a different type of pain?

[darrinb]

(07-10-2012 02:30 PM)jayc123 Wrote:  was it the same pain as before or a different type of pain?

In my back it feels like the same. The leg pain is new & it came after surgery. The doctor told me that the pain in my leg was cause by them moving the nerve to make sure there was no disc fragments. He said it should go away about 3-4 weeks.

[jayc123]

Well that's good at least they have a cause for it. That's better than the alternative.