RE Spine surgery, neurospine injuries, tumors, degenerative disks, treatments holistic

ive been on oxycontin so fucking long im the mfr's spokes person.

i hate havn my kids "help" yanno? cant have my folks "help" my folks are *george costanza's parents* <seinfeld reference>

For you, try steroids and weights first if you can. Otherwise, try them after.

OP do you need some red karma?

This is pretty much what I have heard.

hate that for ya phen. just got the news my son got neck shit, herniated disc and the rest buldging. he in misery. i sure hope ya all can find some relief.

One more thing I think should be discussed is the impact such types of surgery may have on a person.

For example, at age 18, I had pretty much established an identity of who I was and had plans hopes and dreams.

My surgery was a total reset. I literally spend the next 16 or so years trying to re-establish a new identity and reshape my expectations of myself and the world. I had to give up on certain goals and dreams, because my condition would not warrant me engaging in them. I think this is true for anyone in a similar instance, be it the loss of a limb, an eye or what have you.

Be prepared that you may need to reshape/redefine how you, yourself, as well as others may be challenged when adjusting to the new you. I spent many years in frustration and anguish over my limitations. I still get that way at times, but now I have grown accustomed to it. Others though over time tend to forget my limitations which also can be vexing.

my sons been takin care of his 2 kids both under 2. i so hate to hear how hard it is;-(

Phen....I know where you're coming from. I got away from established churches but still have to believe in a creator etc. etc. Some people may have the gift of healing and not part of some church structure. When people say they'll pray for you it is assumed there is some higher power that can heal in one form or another. By the way...I knew a lady that had a full length rod put in from the front and the back and she really did well considering. I suppose people will do just about anything when the pain gets that bad. I wish you the best. I'm almost your neighbor and talked to you once in person. :-)

This is what happened to me. I have my C4/5 fused and now the disc below has herniated and hurts as bad as the one I had fused. My ortho just said, "Well, if we fuse that one, we'll just keep going down." Um, why didn't you tell me that before you did the C4/5?!

My surgery wasn't anywhere as extensive as yours will be, but they DID go through my throat. I don't have a scar at all. I think I was in and out in 24 hours. maybe 48 but I was jacked up on percocet and this was 2009 so I am foggy on details. I was in a LOT of pain and had to wear a collar for about 3 weeks. The worst part was coming off the drugs before the surgery, I'd been on hydrocodone for pain for over a year and it was horrible. Way worse than the recovery itself.

I had an 18 month old at the time of surgery and wasn't supposed to lift anything over 10lbs. HAR. That didn't quite work out but I healed...until the next disc herniated a few years later. I just suck it up and have tried neurontin for it but it makes me feel hammered, so I usually just go without unless it's unbearable. There are some essential oil blends that actually help to my surprise. I will never take narcotics for the pain again after my previous experience. I'll just deal with the pain.

Best of luck to you dear, keep us updated. Glad to hear your physician is so attentive and looking out for you. Sounds like you have made wise choices and are in good hands.

Crushed and exploded my lower spine in '86.
1st op they took out 27 pieces of 4 vertabrae and 3 discs. Told I may never walk again after. "Just fuckin do it !!!"
2nd op they took out pieces they missed and staightened out the intense heat and numbness in both legs. It felt like I could light my cigs off off my foot, if I could lift it that high. 3rd op was a full fusion, 2 10" rods right down to my sacrum. They took bone from my right hip to lattice in the fusion. Full body brace for 3 months, walker for roughly 3 months and therapy 3 days weekly for 5 months. It was hard work but they were right about "working" through the pain.

End results 3 years later...I went back to work in construction without pain. I can still touch my toes bending from the waist, stay on my feet all day and run. I'm 62 years old. The most important thing is attitude, if you see a free ride in the situation you won't even try to get better and be one of those who bitch and moan regardless of the care you recieved. I met a shitload of those in therapy, people who wouldn't even try. I'd let them cut me anytime, they've come a long way since '86.

Good luck Phen, you seem like you have the attitude to breeze through it.

I have an aunt and a sister who has had this particular surgery. My sister is even a Dr. And she had 8 weeks down time. Both are doing good. My aunt has to have another surgery because she doesn't like to listen to the Dr's instructions and has paid for it but the hardest thing will be NO type of bending of any kind and you MUST lay flat on your back for 8 weeks.

That seemed to be the hardest part for both of them. My sister did have to buy a new mattress a cpl weeks after her surgery because she was having pain BUT...she did NOT take ANY pain pills at all due to having an allergic reaction to pain meds once and her throat swelled shut and the people she runs rescue with ( She's also a paramedic) had to rush her to the e.r. so she was able to cope with absolutely nothing for pain.

I know it's much easier said than done to say " Don't worry" but these guys are ppro's and do this kind of surgery all the time.

Forgot to mention my other aunt had it done too with the fusion and rods and pins now about 5 weeks after her surgery she had to go back into the e.r. because her large intestines started dying and ended up with a colostomy bag but I don't believe that was due to the surgery.

Everyone will respond differently. Some better, some worse. Hopefully you will be one of the ones who do better with it but rest assured you will feel MUCH better after having it done.

Wishing you all the best Phenn

My mother had sciatica pain from February 2014 - January - 2015. She went to a lot of doctors. After many tests and much reading on the topic she decided to go with auricular acupuncture. I was with her when a very experienced doctor performed the procedure. Afterwards he gave her medicine called 'Ischialgin - Sciatica drops'. I know first hand the suffering a sciatica patient goes through. Due to the pain my mother would sometimes talk about cutting her leg off! She'd stay up night and day because of all that pain. Thank god it's fucking over.

Best of luck Phenn.

I feel for you Phenn. Triple fusion one at a time, L 4-5, L 3-4, L2-3. Was fused the spine has a wonderful way of weakening above the last fusion.

As for pain , just got worse for me. But there are neuro stimulators, when they still work, that can relieve most of the pain.

It is life changing at best and can ruin domestic bliss.

I'll pray for you Phenn.

I am so sorry you need the surgery. You must be in a lot of pain...you're in my prayers.

Wow....such stories huh. IMO.....GLP'ers are the greatest!!!

ahhh... just knowing you, you didn't just put your back out did you?... no... phen had to go and do a multi-amazing-tripple-back-flip-with-a-half-fucking-pike on her back.....

hope it all works out.. i miss our pre-post show ambles... ping me sometime :)

I believe you are pain free because you had surgery immediately after some type of accident.

People who have degenerative damage to their spine usually have some degree of pain mainly because of nerve damage. Nerves scar over and cause pain years after surgery.

Basically your spine was repaired before serious damage was done to your nerve roots.

Some people also experience pain differently.

I have nothing to say about the fusion, but I will say this: INVERSION TABLE!!!!!!! Please try it first!

I have had sciatica and pinched nerves in my lower lumbar region for several years.....Im talking about prying myself up out of bed in the morning and pain 24/7.

Using the inversion table for 10 minutes in the morning and ten minutes in the evening.....I am pain free! This is no joke!

What I have found is if I sleep on my stomach, it starts pinching.....Being pain free makes me think I can sleep like that again and it will start flaring up.....But if I can keep on my back and sides all night, the inversion actually lasts without having to do it every day.....

I dont know exactly what it does but it sure takes the pressure off the nerve.

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all the best,

then you have no idea what you're talking about. The Raw Feed Live was GLP finest Alternative News Show, and Phen was the hostess with mostess.

She would eat you alive verbally for breakfast man.

It was thanks to the medical issues she called it a day... so don't talk shit about something you know nothing about... let's hope your body stays glued together for as long as possible so you never know what she's talking about...

Last Edited by CitizenPerth™ on 05/22/2015 11:48 PM

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Spine surgery is difficult,after the operation you are required to walk upright,which of course is difficult.With therapy and support it is something you will adjust tooo