I have a bulging disc which is causing extreme pain. I have been sitting on the floor for almost a month and have taken a whole bunch of pain pills. I've had open heart surgery and :confused:it wasn't this bad. I started with hydrocodone but when my doc heard I was taking them every two hours, she gave me Percocet. It knocks me completely out. I have missed a whole lot of work and my next step is to visit a pain doc who will shoot cortisone into my spine. I'm really worried about this. Anyone have any advice or experience?

My grandmother had a similar problem from a car accident I believe. She ended up having back surgery and having a section of her spine fused. I also remember a few years back a news story about new synthetic materials that doctors and surgeons could use to replace individual discs in the spine.

I have a bulging disc which is causing extreme pain. I have been sitting on the floor for almost a month and have taken a whole bunch of pain pills. I've had open heart surgery and :confused:it wasn't this bad. I started with hydrocodone but when my doc heard I was taking them every two hours, she gave me Percocet. It knocks me completely out. I have missed a whole lot of work and my next step is to visit a pain doc who will shoot cortisone into my spine. I'm really worried about this. Anyone have any advice or experience?

Stop taking the percocet and send this poison to me. I will dispose of it in a safe manner.

Stop taking the percocet and send this poison to me. I will dispose of it in a safe manner.

Green you should be all healed up and no longer in NEED of those pain meds.... Transfer addiction???

Green, I've got about a pint of liq. oxicoton that I can't stand to take. (It makes my Alzheimers worse) Do you want to dispose of that for me? And bitter, I had that done last year. Nothing to it. I ended up having a fusion in May and that wasn't bad compare to my knee surgery. Sometimes fear is the worst part of procedures.

Green you should be all healed up and no longer in NEED of those pain meds.... Transfer addiction???

Nope, just a real trashy fondness for pain meds, eh. :heh:

Green, I've got about a pint of liq. oxicoton that I can't stand to take. (It makes my Alzheimers worse) Do you want to dispose of that for me? And bitter, I had that done last year. Nothing to it. I ended up having a fusion in May and that wasn't bad compare to my knee surgery. Sometimes fear is the worst part of procedures.

Yup, that liq oxi should be sent to me. I certainly would not like to see you more confused than you already are. On the other hand, confusion really suits me. :eyebrows:

Nope, just a real trashy fondness for pain meds, eh. :heh:

Green is our lapband junkie with no bra or shoes and sportin her jewelry eh :heh: and her brand new face - LOVE IT:p

Green is our lapband junkie with no bra or shoes and sportin her jewelry eh :heh: and her brand new face - LOVE IT:p

Some ole blondes just wanna have fun........

Hi!

I don't have any personal experience with disc problems, but a woman I work with recently had surgery for that problem. The doctor inserted an artificial disc and she is feeling much better now. Another man I was in a college class with had neck surgery to fuse several vertebrae together because of a neck injury that damaged several discs. I've also heard a few other people talk about having physical therapy to help relieve their back pain.

I think it's worth talking to a specialist instead of suffering if you don't have to! Back pain is no fun!

Hope you feel better soon!

Thanks, folks. My back has suddenly gotten better. I suspect it knew that I as going to have cortisone shot into it and it decided to get better fast. But I have never had such pain. God, it was awful. Green, I'm keeping my Percocet.

All unwanted pain medications must be sent to Denise. It's some sort of law here in Oregon:rolleyes

It sounds like you need back surgery. So do I. I am putting it off as long as I can though. I am going to have disc replacement instead of a fusion though. I have a friend that had it done and said he hasn't felt this good in years.

His recovery was quite easy as well.

Did someone say percocet???? lol Donna

Thanks, folks. My back has suddenly gotten better. I suspect it knew that I as going to have cortisone shot into it and it decided to get better fast. But I have never had such pain. God, it was awful. Green, I'm keeping my Percocet.

Well, I sure am glad that you are feeling better. :biggrin1: But I sure was hoping to score those perks. :heh: Afterall, Xmas is approaching :phanvan and I am sure that I will need the help. :faint:

My mom was popping pills like mad. One day she sat at the counter and counted them out and she noticed she was taking a lot of vicodin daily. That was the day she called the surgeon for her surgery. She hasn't looked back since.

:biggrin1: But I sure was hoping to score those perks. :heh: Afterall, Xmas is approaching :phanvan and I am sure that I will need the help. :faint:

Can you share with me??