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Originally Posted by Bratette19
Thanks everyone! I just had nothing but relief when I did the trail. So I thought I would instantly go to that.
I am so tired, it seems I have little energy but since I can not do anything anyway not a big deal!
How many of you were able to return to work. I was originally hurt falling down a set of stairs. The step broke and I fell to ground, while at work. It took 13 months to get a tendon repair surgery and that is with the lovely RSD set in. I learned to live with some pain, but I did not think it would get worse with the surgery. My ankle pain is a little bit better, but I am still so sore.
I am open to any ideas, advice, help that any of you have. I thought I would only get better, never thought I could hurt more.
I worry about work, and stuff like that.
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Bratette, I actually just had my permanent implant Friday (2 days ago), and I just came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. My SCS need came from spinal stenosis which may have been put in motion from scarring/excess bone growth after a double discectomy/laminectomy in 2007 (necessitated by disc injuries sustained while PULLING A WEED!!), but I have pretty severe scoliosis and disc degeneration that caused further nerve impingement/damage. I had developed a superheroine ability to block out most of the pain, at least enough to have a somewhat normal life working, etc.
I'm also in a lot of pain, although my stim unit is turned on, but not at full ability/capacity. Hydrocodone has been keeping my pain under control, mostly, and I did a lot of research by reading this forum throughout the entire process, and I've been sticking with BLAST and keeping up the hydrocodone even when I don't feel like I REALLY need it right then, just keeping ahead of the pain. I am also feeling SUPER tired and just exhausted/sleepy but sometimes not able to fall asleep, and then other times not able to stay awake. I know part of this is likely the meds in combination with the beating my body took from surgery, and I hope it'll start getting better soon.
As far as work, I plan on taking Monday off because it's a stressful day at work for me, but I can do my entire job from home (it's a desk job that I can do as long as I have a phone and laptop) and my employers have been incredibly understanding and are letting me work from home for the first two weeks. Based on how I feel today, I think I shouldn't have too hard a time getting going again--my biggest problem is the extreme fatigue/tiredness/sleepiness and that's what worries me about work--I can just see me falling asleep on a conference call!
I too look forward to the guidance of those who have gone through this before us--as I said, this forum was a huge help to me as I went through the entire process of testing/trial/finally implant.
Good luck and congrats and I hope we can both feel better soon!