Update on Lumbar Spine Fusion Recovery

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MRI and Xray came back and the nerve pain I have been having is actually a

reaction to the BMP used in my fusion. Not really clear what that is but from

what I reasearched looked like it could be a bovine protiene that is used in

accelerating bone growth? Anyways I had been avoiding an injection because I

did not want to increase my risk of aracnoditis. Turns out he could inject

right into the inflamation by doing a facet joint injection. Was in quite a bit

of pain last night. Took maximum dose Tramadol, Ibuprofen and Tylenol and still

was in a ton of pain most of the night. Was the Capsazin cream that finally

worked. Was careful not to get it soaking into the bandaid covering the site.

For a little while I had abdominal pain that felt like bladder stuff. Drank

some cranberry juice and water and eventually it went away. Today I feel much

better. Still have my nerve pain though and hoping that it goes away in a week

as promised.

" Without rabbits a rabbits foot would be nothing but a disembodied

hand full of unidentified toes. " -Pogo