Hello New Member W/ Fail Back Surgery Syndrome and in Intractable Pain

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Hello,

I am new here but not new to chronic or intractable pain. I had a 3 level/360

fusion from L2 to L5 on Nov.of 07 that failed miserably. I've had 4

Laminectomies after that to fix what the fusion did to me. The cadaver bone that

was put on my fusion was not used correctly by my surgeon, so its started to

chip away and I even have one level that has not fuse at all...... So I live

with pain 24/7.

I have been very lucky when it comes to pain management. I have an excellent

Doctor from the University of Miami that treats my humanly and treats my pain

well. I am currently on 80 Mg's of Methadone with Dilaudid 4 Mg's for break

through pain. I used to be a social worker before all of this happened. Due to

all of the issues I lost my house, my job and my financial security. I am on

Social Security Disability and dealing with all that comes with it. I live alone

with my dog Malcolm, so sometimes I wish that I had someone with me to help me

with the things that I can not do, but what can I do????

I had a spinal cord stimulator installed in June of 08 that has helped me with

my radiculopathy on both legs, but the mechanical pain I take care of with my

meds. Well, that is me in a nut-shell, I hope to get to meet most of you, and if

I can be of help just let me know.

Take care,

Millie