My back is killing me

[bitteroldhag 0]

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?

[DerickM 1]

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.

[green 6]

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.

[IndioGirl55 32]

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???

[sfeiner 2]

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 6]

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 6]

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:

[IndioGirl55 32]

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 6]

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........

[transformer 1]

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!

[bitteroldhag 0]

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.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

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.

[DonHoll1 0]

Did someone say percocet???? lol Donna

[green 6]

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:

[juliegeraci 7]

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.