update- NCC

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Hi guys,

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I had a question for you all. I am

trying to find previous posts and with the issues I am having it makes it

veery difficult. Please bear with me

My surgery (decompression) was on 09/07/07.

3 weeks post op my hubby and I were hit head on in a 5 car accident.I spent

5 days in the hospital. In December I had an MRI (finally) and it showed I

had 3 herniated disks ( C-5 through C-7).I also have been told (because my

symptoms are getting worse) that the decompression surgery was successful,

however, because I had severe whiplash and hit my head several times that I

have

Tramatic Concussion Syndrome. I have been on pain medications since I found out

I had Chiari (late August). I finally saw the pain management doctor on

Thursday and they took and lowered my dose of Lyrica, put me on a fentanyl

transdermal patch and I am scheduled for spinal mapping ( I think that is what

its

called) on Friday. I really like this doctor and feel confident he will be

able to help me. He is thinking that there may be damage done in places where

the MRI could not see. So this " mapping " will show him where the damage is

and what we need to do to start the herniation healing process.

I take:

lyrica

percocet ( when needed)

fentanyl patch every 72 hours

ambien

xanax

levothyroxine (thyroid)

Calcium supplement for osteoporosis

Question---Have any of you taken this patch and are there things that I need

to know (besides the warm baths and showers) that I may have not been able

to read? I really appreciate it and you can email me privately on this.

My common sense has left the building for a little while and will be

returning calls when it comes back ;0)

Joleen-37-NM

decompressed 09/07/07