Hello.
I am not sure if this will help me or not. I have asked my Dr several times to find me someone to talk to, and I am still waiting. I am a 59 yr old male that most of the time feels more like 100 or better. I was hurt at work in October 2010 and in 2013 had one surgery on my back on the L! - L2 to fix a herniated disc. Then on September 29 2014 I had a 16 1/2 hr surgery that fused me from my T10 to S1 , and its been a horror story since. In the Neurosurgeons eyes the surgery worked because I was able to walk after the surgery, but the different levels and areas of pain that increased after the surgery are some days just unbearable .The Neuropathic pain that I have shooting, and throbbing down my legs, across my pelvic area, and pins and needles in my feet 24hrs 7 days a week make it hard to keep going some days. There has been many days I have just thought about ending the pain for good, but I think about my wife and children and then my head comes back out of the clouds. I am on Anti-depressant , Gabapentin, Oxy-Neo, Tramadol , Percocet, Lorazapam , and a blood thinner Xarelto after I have had 3 PE's ( Pulmonary Embolisms ) in my lungs.
I am not as active as I want to be, some days not even being able to go out of the house, it's crazy I actually have arguments in my head about going out side or for that matter sometimes just to do anything. I dont like being like this at all, and not sure how much more I can take. It's wearing me down really fast, and my Dr's ( pain specialist , Family Dr ) dont really seem to be in a hurry to help me.
I have lots more to say, but just wanted to introduce my self, and maybe see if there is a Special Section I should be looking through on this site.
Thanks
Confused-Greg
I am not sure if this will help me or not. I have asked my Dr several times to find me someone to talk to, and I am still waiting. I am a 59 yr old male that most of the time feels more like 100 or better. I was hurt at work in October 2010 and in 2013 had one surgery on my back on the L! - L2 to fix a herniated disc. Then on September 29 2014 I had a 16 1/2 hr surgery that fused me from my T10 to S1 , and its been a horror story since. In the Neurosurgeons eyes the surgery worked because I was able to walk after the surgery, but the different levels and areas of pain that increased after the surgery are some days just unbearable .The Neuropathic pain that I have shooting, and throbbing down my legs, across my pelvic area, and pins and needles in my feet 24hrs 7 days a week make it hard to keep going some days. There has been many days I have just thought about ending the pain for good, but I think about my wife and children and then my head comes back out of the clouds. I am on Anti-depressant , Gabapentin, Oxy-Neo, Tramadol , Percocet, Lorazapam , and a blood thinner Xarelto after I have had 3 PE's ( Pulmonary Embolisms ) in my lungs.
I am not as active as I want to be, some days not even being able to go out of the house, it's crazy I actually have arguments in my head about going out side or for that matter sometimes just to do anything. I dont like being like this at all, and not sure how much more I can take. It's wearing me down really fast, and my Dr's ( pain specialist , Family Dr ) dont really seem to be in a hurry to help me.
I have lots more to say, but just wanted to introduce my self, and maybe see if there is a Special Section I should be looking through on this site.
Thanks
Confused-Greg
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