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Cervical_Fusion · 04-01-2009, 06:50 PM

Today I went to the Dr, the out come was he put me on a new drug and put me off work for 2 weeks to see how it works for me. THe drug is Cymbalta. Does anyone here take it and does it seem to help any. What is its purpose in life?

blake · 04-01-2009, 07:11 PM

i tried it and had to have the dr take me off it it gave me really bad headaches. i to had a fusion done in the same area in 2004. how is your holding up i now have problems in the c4 c5

Cervical_Fusion · 04-01-2009, 07:50 PM

blake Wrote:i tried it and had to have the dr take me off it it gave me really bad headaches. i to had a fusion done in the same area in 2004. how is your holding up i now have problems in the c4 c5

Mine was the c5-c6, I am now having trouble with the c7..nerve damage.. and 4 bad disc in lumbar area and a spinal cord stimulator in the lumbar..

blake · 04-01-2009, 08:05 PM

me too with the nerve damage in the same spot. now i have forminal narrowing with bone spurs in the area of the fusion. so by the sounds of it only gets worse huh other things start to happen i guess . i was told i was too young when i had the fusion i was 25. what meds were you taking?

UndercovrAngel · 04-01-2009, 10:11 PM

Cervical,

Up until last week when I ran out due to no insurance, I had been taking 30mg of cymbalta in the morning and 60mg at night, just before bed. It wasn't until I ran out and started going through withdrawals, that I understood how much it did for my nerve pain. My feet are in constant pain now, and even morphine 50mg x2 a day doesn't touch it. Tomorrow is going to be a real blast driving round trip to the DFW area.

However, what might work for one, might not work for another, as with all medications. And before you judge whether it is working for you or not, give it at least a week to get into your system and start doing what it is supposed to do after that time.

I truly hope that this works for you.

Angel ^j^

Cervical_Fusion · 04-01-2009, 10:32 PM

He is starting me out with 30mg. but i have to wait for wc to approve the script, hopefully tomorrow. He also sent in a c84 a month ago for me to see a ortho, still heard nothing. his office sent a copy and note to my attorney. I will call the attorney tomorrow...They have 10 day to respond. they are well over that.. i wish they could be fined or something.

Cervical_Fusion · 04-03-2009, 06:27 PM

stopped by work today and my script will still not go through on WC. Still comes up saying needs prior approval. I HATE WOEKMANS COMP. I called the 3rd pary billing company yesterday I guess the WC adjuster cold not get off her ass and fix it for me. Today I called my DR's office and talked to the person who handles all the WC paper work and told her, She promised she would call that company today.. Well it is 6:30 pm and I have not heard from my Pharmacist or one of my techs. Begining to look like I want have the Cymbalta to start on this week end. But we are open untill 10pm. Will probably have to have it filled with my regular health insurance if I want to start it any earlier. Not sure if that is what I want to do, as the Dr. has me off work for 2 weeks to try this drug out with. Well if I do not use my reg. insurance for it and they do not approve it within that time frame, it will just be another reason for him to keep me off work for a longer time. Who wins and who looses?

~~Still in Limbo~~ · 04-03-2009, 06:49 PM

Pay for it with Your Health Insurance, and Send the Bill to W/c for Them to Reimburse Your Ins. Co. You need to get this Started in Your System, and if You don't have an Attorney that can Step in, and it's Late in the Eve. on Friday anyhow and Most Attorney's are Probably Gone Anyway, if You have One Contact them Monday with what You had to do. If I have a Dr. Appt. that w/c says No On, My Medicare Picks it Up and My Attorney gets it Straightened Out. My Wheelchair was $5700.00, and Medicare Paid, and w/c had to Reimburse when I Won, the Judge Made Sure of that! Best of Luck, and get those Meds. I believe they are to Help Nerve Inflammation, which Causes a Lot of the Pain We Feel, and I Hope it Helps You!! Wink

Cervical_Fusion · 04-03-2009, 06:53 PM

Still in Limbo Wrote:Pay for it with Your Health Insurance, and Send the Bill to W/c for Them to Reimburse Your Ins. Co. You need to get this Started in Your System, and if You don't have an Attorney that can Step in, and it's Late in the Eve. on Friday anyhow and Most Attorney's are Probably Gone Anyway, if You have One Contact them Monday with what You had to do. If I have a Dr. Appt. that w/c says No On, My Medicare Picks it Up and My Attorney gets it Straightened Out. My Wheelchair was $5700.00, and Medicare Paid, and w/c had to Reimburse when I Won, the Judge Made Sure of that! Best of Luck, and get those Meds. I believe they are to Help Nerve Inflammation, which Causes a Lot of the Pain We Feel, and I Hope it Helps You!!

I will give them the rest of the evening or straighten it out and will probably use my Health Ins. tomorrow.

Cervical_Fusion · 04-03-2009, 07:01 PM

Limbo I do have an attorney, He has both of my WC claims. He live around the corner from me. My Dr sent in a C9 request for me to see an Ortho cousultation and possible Mylogram for he upper body nerve damage. It was sent in 1 month ago yeaterday. My dr's office faxed it with a note to my attorney. I contacted attorney office yesterday and they sent out a letter to the self insured MCO giving them 14 days to reply or we will proceed with the consultation with out there approval. Lets see how long it takes them to react now.