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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Tn
Posts: 359
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Tn
Posts: 359
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Hello all,
I had the RFA in 2002 at age 45 after several steroid epidural injections along with a couple of extremely painful myelograms and after each proceedure I had more and more pain until I finally said no more punctures in my back...until I had my level 2 spinal fusion on L3-4 4-5 and now am left with the cauda equina syndrome as well as a severe case of arachnoiditis! The only other puncture going into my spine will be a pain pump which makes much more sense to me in the fact that I will be cutting my narcotic use down to a fraction of what I take now!
I wish you all the best with your outcome!
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Back injury 1999, PN,DDD, Spinal Stenosis, Arthritis, Chronic pain, Lumbar Fusion 6-06, Pain Worse then Ever Since!10-10-06 Arachnoiditis! CES! now numbness from waist to thighs, bowel, bladder paralysis, self caths, chronic constipation. Left sided weakness! No appetite depression! Bed 22 hrs day!
Under care of PM 3 years. Diabetic, lost over 100 lbs was 300+, now 174 lbs. Normal labs, diet controlled!
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