I've turned the stim off this morning to see if its what is causing the constant headache. The hip pain has returned with a vengeance at night when lying down, I'm not sure about when out and about as I haven't been well enough to be out and about! Oh I wish.
Mid week I felt well enough to try some walking and did 20 minutes but the remainder of the day and those that followed have been driven by this constant headache pain. Panamax does nothing for it, I drink 2 litres of water daily so I know it's not dehydration (it's very hot here, yesterday it was 44c in the shade, today will be 41c).
I've taken my normal meds, 20mg oxy, 10mg Lipitor, 50mg Pristiq, 2mg Progynova and 2 Panamax in the morning each day with Panamax every 6 hours, in the night 25mg Valdoxan, 12.5mg Serequel. All have their own side effects, but I've been on them for over 12 months so don't think it's them causing the headache.
The stim has been off for about an hour and I've developed this pulsing pinching pain on the left side just adjacent to where the hip pain kicks in, nerve pain I imagine. The left hip pain I'm sure is referred pain from L3/4. The left arm/palm tingling pain is there, noticeable today but not yet intolerable, I'm sure by the end of today it will be zinging seeing as the stim is off. Where I had the fusion done L4/5 S1 has been giving sharp on and off pains this week and has settled to a dull throb, just above L2/3 is a stabbing pain. So, it will be interesting to see if its the stim causing he headache? Anyone else experienced this? I worry about the headaches as they said the seizure I had in August 2012 which caused the thoracic fractures was due to acute headache pain.
I see my original neurosurgeon on the 20th, he referred me to the new PM specialist and he was not aware hey were doing the SCS, I wonder what his reaction will be.