Last winter my pain doctor talked about a spinal cord stimulator for me but the MRI ended up showing too much damage. I went to a neurosurgeon and he sent me for a melyogram which showed even more damage than the MRI. Six weeks ago I undwent a spinal fusion on L3-4-5. So much pain is gone, but numb & tingling feeling is still there, I still take Gralise (time release nuerotin). It took me almost 5 years of different doctors and tests to get relief. It's still too early to tell what really is going to happen with my nueropathy as I continue to heal but I'm hopeful it continues to improve.

My advice is don't give up, enjoy, relish the good days and do your best on the bad days. One foot in front of the other, keep moving foward has been my motto.

I was lucky with a good pain doctor, and then a great neurosurgeon that listened and looked deeper into my condition.