Back Surgery and Neck Surgery
Welcome to Spine-health’s Back Surgery and Neck Surgery patient community. You can also read doctor approved Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Articles and watch Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Videos.
- Most Popular Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Articles
- Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Overview
- Lumbar Laminectomy Surgery for Spinal Stenosis (Open Decompression)
- Most Popular Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Videos
- Spine Fusion Surgery Video
- Video: Am I a Candidate for Back Surgery?
March 9, 2010 - 6:48pm
j.howies Guinea Pig Surgery wk 7
today is 7 weeks. All is going well except the scs, ipg. that has been giving me so much trouble. And I may have confused alot of the pain. And everything that goes along with it. I think that sitting in chairs cars, and laying on my back has kept this area inflamed. And had it not been for that, I may have had an easier time. I have been staying out of high back chairs, cars and sleeping on the surgery side rather than laying on the ipg. I have my appointment with the surgeon and ANS scs rep. on this coming Thurs. The appointment was scheduled to be my 8 week post op check. A little early. So he will be taking x rays to see if there is any fusion taking place yet. COME ON WHITE CLOUD!
It's hard to distinguish if the pain I feel is from the surgery or the inflammation of the ipg. But the pain level has gone way down. I've cut the meds to pre surgery amounts. And the motion is still good. I do get some pain in my feet that's different than before. But hopefully when the scs gets fixed and reprogrammed. It will take care of that. Oh! and Ive been sleeping through the night for the last 3 nights!
I'll have more info after the Thurs. appoint.
Jim
_____________
You get what you get, It has nothing to do with what you deserve!........I stole that from Susan
Click my user name to see my medical history
Today is yours to embrace, as tomorrow, Who knows what will be starring you in the face
User login
advertisement
New forum topics
Clinical Trials
Connect with Us
Jim...so glad you are sleeping through the night.
Do you sleep with the red pumps on or off?
Hi Jim I read your post about the troubles that you are having with the scs .my doctor want's to put one on me ,but after reading what your are going thru is making me nervous,would you recomend the scs. Is the scs working for you,does it take the pain away.
SCS works for the majority.My troubles were from another fusion surgery where they laid me on my scs Implanted pulse generator and battery pack. And pulled it away from the anchors, and it got infected and inflamed.
You would be doing a trial. which is temporary. to be sure it works for you before the permanent implant. the scs issues that I am having are rare and unique to my fusion surgery and not the normal performance of the scs. Make your decision based on what it can do for you. And not the issues I am having.
I hope that clears up any confusion I may have given you.
Good luck, Jim
You get what you get, It has nothing to do with what you deserve!........I stole that from Susan
Click my user name to see my medical history
Today is yours to embrace, as tomorrow, Who knows what will be starring you in the face
OH ok .
thank you Jim .I guess I am just a little bit nervous about scs.cuz i dont know much abou it
Type Spinal cord stimulator in the blue search box on the top of this page. And you click search. You can get all the info you want including videos.
Good luck, Jim
You get what you get, It has nothing to do with what you deserve!........I stole that from Susan
Click my user name to see my medical history
Today is yours to embrace, as tomorrow, Who knows what will be starring you in the face
Cool. this is what I was looking for
thank you JIM
I bet you enjoyed the sleep - something we take for granted until we have chronic pain.
Hope you've started to fuse and hope the rest of your recovery goes well.
Trish
ALIF L4/5 19th October 2009 - successful
Discectomy/laminectomy L4/5 April 2008 - didn't help
Disc degeneration at L3/4 and L5/S1 with right sided foraminal stenosis at L5/S1 with slight flattening and elevation of the right L5 nerve root.
Trish, and DNice I had to try something different. I'm sleeping without the ruby red pumps. But they are real close by,.......... Just in case!
Jim
You get what you get, It has nothing to do with what you deserve!........I stole that from Susan
Click my user name to see my medical history
Today is yours to embrace, as tomorrow, Who knows what will be starring you in the face
Good to hear you're sleeping through the night. That must be a change as you barely slept before your surgery. I'm glad your having less pain and walking limited to 20 minutes is helping. No back brace? Best wishes for your Dr. appt. tomorrow. Take care. Charry
Any answers I have is not medical advice only a Doctor can help you with that. Just sharing my personal experience as a fellow Spine Health member only. Mild DDD of complete lumbar area with recent healing of L5-S1 HD and annular tear.Leg &foot weakness nerve compression L4-L5.Mod. disc changes C5-C7 nerve impingement sore elbow and numb hand. Sept. 2011 MRI L4-L5 disc bulge and L5 facet joint and narrowing. Meds-Oxycontin 80mg,Cymbalta,Lyrica, Flexeril,Naproxen,Serax. Platinum Infrared heating pad. ER and Oncology trained and Cardiology RN on Disability. Keep the faith.
You've slept through the night for 3 nights in a row! That must be a good feeling. Please describe this sensation in gory detail. I have forgotten what that feels like... Also send me those red pumps if you don't need them anymore...
Sitting is a killer. I'm 4 months out and working full time. This sitting business is killing me all over again. No matter how much I get up. I'm trying to work on a better solution. Sitting in my car is not bad other than some bumps. Sitting on the couch at home is not good at all. Surprisingly I feel better sitting in an old wooden rocking chair that has a small pad.
Graham
• The only valid excuse you have to give up is if you are dead.