I was talking to a friend of mine the other day who has a back injury and he had mentioned that he knew a number of people who got quite ill from Tramacet as well. I had some issues with dizziness while on Zytram and then the dosage was scaled back and then increased again and they don't seem to be as severe, however I have to question whether the dizziness is even connected?!

I do take the Tramacet for breakthrough pain in addition to the dosage of Zytram (300) as well as taking Topomax twice a day. I will still add in Advil here and there (not that it does much, but somedays I really hope for anything!)

My major goal, as is everyone's, is pain management. Through physio and chiro, even massage I am just not getting there - even being nearly two years post op. I am trying acupuncture next - anything at this point is worth a shot. And then of course is Botox. As I think I have mentioned, nerve blocks were ruled out for me in mid-2008 which was a major disappointment but where there is one lost treatment there has to be another, right?

I recently had an MRI that hopefully will shed some light. The results perhaps weren't at all what were expected but maybe will provide something to someone to get us headed somewhere - how's that for optomistic?!