spine fusion being the last it will be one year in may.i had a total of a week in p/t inthe last year . i woke up paralized/ my legs but started walking very soon after. i believe about a week to 10 days.i do alot of walking in the house during the day and night .i was told that my liver fuctins are going up from a new pill i started i take 40 mg every 12 hours it is opana er. i also take oxy ir 5 mg 4 times a day.im also on nuerotin 300 mg 1x 3 a day. valium 5 mg 1x2 a day. im on i think about 7 other meds,i think these cover the back pain meds though.also have lichen planis and was treated with steroids for several months liver functions were fine befor that,except a couple years ago was taken off vicodine 7/750 up to 6 a day.i need something that wont elevated liver levels. please i hope you can give me an answer i had thyroid cancer and had complete thyroidectomy.so far so good in remission.i am going to go to p/t today i dont know what they will do with me i am still wheelchair i cant be up more than id say 3 to 5 days without my body and or legs look like there spasing.this is while using walker.im just wanting a life again i havent had that in 2 years please help if you can thankyou so much for your time i am female clolse to 46 and was a waitress carrying heavy trays for last 13 years.hope this imfo can help us both
Q: i have chronic back pain still after 2 discetomys and total lower spine fusion
I am so sorry for the pain you have been through. I am 6 yrs out of a full fusion in my lower back. L5s1 AND L4&5. I was pain free at bout 5wks out but by week 6 I felt great. My mother and I had a full day to ourselves, we had not done that for two years, that's how long I laid on my sofa before I had the surgery. Divine intervention at work. The following day, I found my mother in her apartment, she had passed away from an acute heart attache. any way my pain was good for about 6 months. At that point one of the two surgeons said I was as healed as I was going to get. and that i had only healed at about 85%. Therefore, I live in pain just like you do... I am always looking for new ways to TRY to find something that will allow me to get out of my bed. I would take a wheel chair now just so I could go with my children on field trips or when my husband takes the kids to a fair, or swap meet......right now I can't go because I can't walk more then about 100ft before my back will start to spasm and then the pain goes down my legs. I KNOW your PAIN. If you would like to chat just email me. I hope you have a good night, tonight. slatts
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I had L4,L5 and S1 Done and sept.2010 pain is still in my lower back and nunbness in my left foot, it gets so numb it hurts. some nights I cant sleep it gets so bad. doctor put me on sleeping pills and ocycodone hcl tab 10 mg, and the mid of the day I started hurting so bad and all in my neck with stiffness,doctor is sending me to pain manament never have been to one be for it seem like you had the same kind of surgery!