Re: After Spinal Surgery

[Guest guest]

At least you can sue!!! I wish we could sue Dave's Dr. for not telling him

that his accident would eventually cause all of this neck problems. Dave was

rear ended at 40 mph--while at a red light. Both his arms went numb, but

came back in a couple days or less. He never had any neck pain. But, about 4

years ago, he started having knee problems and was treated for that.

But.....that ended up being the result of his C6,7 pressing on his spinal cord.

His

knee Dr. figured that out after he had problems that weren't being helped.

Of course, that was finally decided after the 3 year statute of limitations

for suing the driver of the car.

Dave hasn't had a neuro tell him that the car accident was the cause of

this. One said that he may have had it before the accident, which was the

reason

for the numbness. But, his idiot Dr. should have ordered a CT. He is so

quick to order them for other foolish reasons.

This is what we get for being nice honest people. Now when I hear of

someone in a car accident, I tell them to complain about pain and get an MRI.

Dave is having ACDF in July. One guy wanted to fuse FOUR levels, another

wanted to do only a laminectomy, and the last one is fusing 2, maybe 3. But,

we will always wonder if the accident caused all this damage.

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[Guest guest]

,

I have heard different stories about Lyrica. My mom tried to take it and

couldn't. She said she felt wierd taking it.

I haven't had any issues really. I think it all depends on the dosage. The only

issue I ever had with it was when we tried a really high dosage. I was taking

150mg three times a day and that was just too much. I did start to notice some

vision issues.

They started her on a higher dosage than I think they should have and she didn't

have time to adjust to the medication.

When I first started taking it, we started with 50mg and worked my way up to

150mg and now I take 150mg twice a day. It works really well for me. If you can

tolerate it, it would probably work well for you.

My doctors have raved about it. My Neuro and the Rheumatologist.

Some side effects can be dizziness, vision blurriness, that sort of thing, but

if you start with a lower dosage and just find what works for you, it would

probably be good.

Especially if you have Fibromyalgia and Spinal muscle and nerve issues.

It helps with all of that.

Hope that helps you and Good Luck. Let me know if you have any other question.

 

Shayna

 It is better to be hated for who you are than liked for who you aren't.

From: Rosenfeld <rosenfelds@ msn.

com>Subject: RE: After Spinal SurgeryTo:

spinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.comDate: Friday, June 27, 2008, 5:57

PMPlease don't feel bad about " venting " that is definitely one of the purposes

of this group. I didn't go through nearly the difficult recovery you did but you

are right in that one of the toughest things for someone who was very active is

to lye in bed and do pretty much nothing but watch brain numbing TV. It drove me

NUTS. I just kept thinking about the future but I would be lying if I said I

didn't cry, pound some pillows and scream in them as well. This was actually

very therapeutic for me and a skill taught to me by my divorce councilor almost

20 years ago. What so many doctors don't realize is that not only physically

injured but you are emotionally injured and as my councilor taught me.. you

can't heal what you can't feel. So

go ahead and swear, scream, cry or anything else that won't risk yourrecovery.

It will help. You have every right to have those feelings. I honestly think

people that go through this type of recovery and/or loss should workwith a

grieving councilor to help them with the emotional wounds.Wishing you a faster

recovery-spinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.comFrom: shaynal2003@

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:02:02 +0000Subject: [spinal Disorders

Support] After Spinal SurgerySo, short list of what I had done. Lumbar was

laminectomy, discectomy and foraminotomy on S-1, L-5 and L-4. That was

04.18.08.Then had cervical surgery laminectomy, disectomy and foraminotomy on

C-4, C-5, 05.28.08. Luckily no fusion, no hardware. Just corrections. The lumbar

surgery was a piece of cake compared to the cervical.I know I had pain with the

lumbar, but it was nothing compared to what I woke up with after the cervical

surgery. I woke up crying after the

cervical and ended up having to have my pain meds stronger than before. Thepain

meds I took for the lumbar surgery weren't even touching the pain.So, here I am.

Still in pain, Still healing and frustrated as....well I think you guys can fill

in the blanks.I guess I didn't realize how long the recovery process would be. I

really thought the surgery would happen and four weeks later I would be good as

new. HE HE HE..yeah right. So, just went back to the neuro...He is giving me two

more monthsof healing and I have been fussed at and restricted to doing pretty

much nothing by the doctor and the physical therapist.Just a small question, How

do they expect you to just sit around and do nothing? OMG... I think I am gonna

lose it. I want to clean house, wash clothes, something.Yep, I am whining. Can't

help it. But, if you have read this far...thanks for listening.Helps to vent

occasionally. So, another question. For those of you who have had the cervical

surgery and lumbar surgery...how long is it taking for you to return to

normalactivity level?I want to hike, bike, LOOK DOWN!~LOLThanks again for

listening to me vent. Shayna [Non-text portions of this message have been

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[Guest guest]

Hey Greg,

Have you had any trouble with the higher dosage? I tried the 150's three times a

day and it just seemed to be a little too much. Started having some dizziness

and blurry vision.

 

Shayna 

 It is better to be hated for who you are than liked for who you aren't.

From: Rosenfeld

> <rosenfelds@ msn. com>Subject: RE: After Spinal

> Surgeryspinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.comDate: Friday, June

> 27, 2008, 5:57 PMPlease don't feel bad about " venting " that is definitely

> one of the purposes of this group. I didn't go through nearly the

> difficult recovery you did but you are right in that one of the toughest

> things for someone who was very active is to lye in bed and do pretty much

> nothing but watch brain numbing TV. It drove me NUTS. I just kept thinking

> about the future but I would be lying if I said I didn't cry, pound some

> pillows and scream in them as well. This was actually very therapeutic for

> me and a skill taught to me by my divorce councilor almost 20 years ago.

> What so many doctors don't realize is that not only physically injured but

> you are emotionally injured and as my councilor taught me.. you can't heal

> what you can't feel. So

> go ahead and swear, scream, cry or anything else that won't risk

> yourrecovery. It will help. You have every right to have those feelings. I

> honestly think people that go through this type of recovery and/or loss

> should workwith a grieving councilor to help them with the emotional

> wounds.Wishing you a faster recovery-spinedisorderssuppo

> rtgroup@gro ups.comFrom: shaynal2003Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008

> 22:02:02 +0000Subject: After Spinal SurgerySo,

> short list of what I had done. Lumbar was laminectomy, discectomy and

> foraminotomy on S-1, L-5 and L-4. That was 04.18.08.Then had cervical

> surgery laminectomy, disectomy and foraminotomy on C-4, C-5, 05.28.08.

> Luckily no fusion, no hardware. Just corrections. The lumbar surgery was a

> piece of cake compared to the cervical.I know I had pain with the lumbar,

> but it was nothing compared to what I woke up with after the cervical

> surgery. I woke up crying after the

> cervical and ended up having to have my pain meds stronger than before.

> Thepain meds I took for the lumbar surgery weren't even touching the

> pain.So, here I am. Still in pain, Still healing and frustrated as....well

> I think you guys can fill in the blanks.I guess I didn't realize how long

> the recovery process would be. I really thought the surgery would happen

> and four weeks later I would be good as new. HE HE HE..yeah right. So,

> just went back to the neuro...He is giving me two more monthsof healing

> and I have been fussed at and restricted to doing pretty much nothing by

> the doctor and the physical therapist.Just a small question, How do they

> expect you to just sit around and do nothing? OMG... I think I am gonna

> lose it. I want to clean house, wash clothes, something.Yep, I am whining.

> Can't help it. But, if you have read this far...thanks for listening.Helps

> to vent occasionally. So, another question. For those of you who have had

> the cervical

> surgery and lumbar surgery...how long is it taking for you to return to

> normalactivity level?I want to hike, bike, LOOK DOWN!~LOLThanks again for

> listening to me vent. Shayna [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed][Non- text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text

> portions of this message have been removed][Non- text portions of this

> message have been removed]

>

>

[Guest guest]

Joanne,

I would love to see some of your work. I have found photography to be something

really fun that my boyfriend and I can share.

We are in similar situations. I do have a very supportive boyfriend. He has been

so understanding and helpful. Even when I was a real grouch, he would just let

me vent and everything would be fine.

You can't beat that.

That is awful about your other camera. I have heard similar stories of theivery.

I am hoping all goes well with your surgery. What are you having done this time?

 

Shayna

 

 It is better to be hated for who you are than liked for who you aren't.

From: thruhiseyes1 <thruhiseyes1>

Subject: Re: After Spinal Surgery

spinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.com

Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 2:38 AM

Hi Shayna,

I had to pop in here....got a grin...

My boyfriend and I are also photographers.

When I only met him the second time we were both flying to Russia for

me to undergo an endoscopic discectomy. We ended up taking a lot of

pictures during that time and had a blast between the horrible pain I was

in. It has been a four year journey from my injury Sept 29, 04 when I

was injured at work....ended up with 3 tears 3/4 inches long each in the

one disc L4/5...Workman' s Comp, however turned it in as a " sprain "

I surely know the pain you are in, I have become pretty much bed-ridden,

waiting for surgery in Germany in a couple of weeks.

So what do you like shooting best, landscapes, people, events...

Are you able to get out at all?

I am using a G9 now that I can't carry much....these days...my boyfriend

got it for me for Christmas. I keep it with me most of the time, but not that

I shoot a lot with it...

Part of my issues is " some brain trauma " from the fall....that makes it tough

to be as automatically creative as I use to be...don't know that it is gone..

just more aware that it isn't automatic as before..

How long ago did you have surgery?

And how do you think your recovery is going?

Did you have lumbar and cervical surgeries?

Blessings,

and apologize for butting in...I just got a grin and was blessed that you and

your boyfriend shoot also...

Joanne

From: Rosenfeld <rosenfelds@ msn.

> com>Subject: RE: After Spinal SurgeryTo:

spinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.comDate: Friday, June 27, 2008, 5:57

PMPlease don't feel bad about " venting " that is definitely one of the purposes

of this

group. I didn't go through nearly the difficult recovery you did but you are

right in that

one of the toughest things for someone who was very active is to lye in bed and

do pretty

much nothing but watch brain numbing TV. It drove me NUTS. I just kept thinking

about

the future but I would be lying if I said I didn't cry, pound some pillows and

scream in

them as well. This was actually very therapeutic for me and a skill taught to me

by my

divorce councilor almost 20 years ago. What so many doctors don't realize is

that not only

physically injured but you are emotionally injured and as my councilor taught

me.. you

can't heal what you can't feel. So go ahead and swear, scream, cry or anything

else that

won't risk your

> recovery. It will help. You have every right to have those feelings. I

honestly think

people that go through this type of recovery and/or loss should workwith a

grieving

councilor to help them with the emotional wounds.Wishing you a faster

recovery-To:

spinedisorderssuppo rtgroup@gro ups.comFrom: shaynal2003Date:

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:02:02 +0000Subject: After Spinal

SurgerySo, short list of what I had done. Lumbar was laminectomy, discectomy and

foraminotomy on S-1, L-5 and L-4. That was 04.18.08.Then had cervical surgery

laminectomy, disectomy and foraminotomy on C-4, C-5, 05.28.08. Luckily no

fusion, no

hardware. Just corrections. The lumbar surgery was a piece of cake compared to

the

cervical.I know I had pain with the lumbar, but it was nothing compared to what

I woke up

with after the cervical surgery. I woke up crying after the cervical and ended

up having to

have my pain meds stronger than before. The

> pain meds I took for the lumbar surgery weren't even touching the pain.So,

here I am.

Still in pain, Still healing and frustrated as....well I think you guys can fill

in the blanks.I

guess I didn't realize how long the recovery process would be. I really thought

the surgery

would happen and four weeks later I would be good as new. HE HE HE..yeah right.

So, just

went back to the neuro...He is giving me two more monthsof healing and I have

been

fussed at and restricted to doing pretty much nothing by the doctor and the

physical

therapist.Just a small question, How do they expect you to just sit around and

do nothing?

OMG... I think I am gonna lose it. I want to clean house, wash clothes,

something.Yep, I am

whining. Can't help it. But, if you have read this far...thanks for

listening.Helps to vent

occasionally. So, another question. For those of you who have had the cervical

surgery and

lumbar surgery...how long is it taking for you to return to normal

> activity level?I want to hike, bike, LOOK DOWN!~LOLThanks again for listening

to me

vent. Shayna