Hello!
I am wondering if there are others out there who are having the same issue as I have: I had the anterior posterior lumbar fusion L4-S1 in November, 2011. I still have not been able to go back to work do to an incredible pain down my left leg. Also, the surgery site hurts like crazy when I lay on my side.
My doctor prescribed galabentin for nerve damage last month. I was in shock! Nobody had told me about a possibility of nerve damage prior to the surgery. I take now 6 galabentin a day and there is a little relief in sight. But I also take morphin immediate and extended release tablets, Valium, muscle relaxers, and percocet. Last week I was told that we have to start decreasing the amount of pain killers I'm taking. I told them to fix my pain first......