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05-09-2009, 08:32 PM
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JUST OUT OF SURGERY
ok just got out of the hospital today..fused from s1-l4..was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the pain thats not oxycontin or ice..oxys work but make me very sleepy
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05-09-2009, 10:00 PM
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RE: JUST OUT OF SURGERY
time is all I can suggest and walk as much as you can I know it hurts but up and walking will help
;)Workmans comp is not a road you want to travel alone.You need a good lawyer,a great family and good friends to lean on.If you make it thru without losing everything you have worked for all your life,you have come out ahead of the game..... 
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05-10-2009, 12:07 AM
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RE: JUST OUT OF SURGERY
We all react to pain differently. What works for one may not work for others. Jayne is correct. You will need to walk alot. Some people do not relize that walking uses the lower back muscels. It will take time for the muscels to form around the vertebrea again. As my dr. told me. " I had to pull your back muscels off the bones to get to the vertebrea ". of course I asked " why did you not tell me that before the surgey??" He responded," would you have had the surgery if I did ???". I then called him some choice words and he got me some morphine for the pain.
Bottom line is time and walking. You may also want to find some thing to do that you have to mentally focus on. Maybe some puzzels or games that will keep your mind active. That will help keeping it off the pain. Take Care 8-05, Micro laminectomy/disectomy. 10-05 lumbar fusion L5-S1. 2-07 exploritory surgery. 12-07 medical implant, Spinal Cord Stimulator. now receiving SSDI. Jesus died for our sins. Soilders died for our freedom. |
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05-10-2009, 12:24 AM
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RE: JUST OUT OF SURGERY
I agree . Walking is the best medicine . It hurts. But no pain no gain . LOL. Hope you feel much better soon. Take care & be safe
7 Yr survivor of the NY State workers compensation system |
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05-10-2009, 08:44 AM
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RE: JUST OUT OF SURGERY
try http://www.pogo.com it is a free game site that many of us go to...there is always someone to talk to or a game going they have card games,bingo games,dice even some casino games,puzzels ect ect it is where I go when I cant sleep at nite for the pain....I am Billijane there look for me
;)Workmans comp is not a road you want to travel alone.You need a good lawyer,a great family and good friends to lean on.If you make it thru without losing everything you have worked for all your life,you have come out ahead of the game.....
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05-10-2009, 10:48 AM
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RE: JUST OUT OF SURGERY
I am Glad You are O.K. from the Surgery, and I Hope it will be a Success!! The above Info. is Right on, when I had My Lower Back Surgery, My Surgeon explained that He had to cut through 4 Layers of Muscle to get to My Spine, and it just Takes Time, and Exercise!! I did a lot of Crossword Puzzles, Find-a-Words, and when it was Physically Possible, I was on the Walking Trail that goes along the River! Best of Luck on a Speedy Recovery!!
Failed Back Surgery, Chronic Pain, Totally Disabled. Knowledge is Power, Especially in the World of w/c. Learn as Much as You can about Your States w/c Laws, and don't Fight Battles alone, They Use Attorney's, and so Should You!! |
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