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Old 06-15-2012, 09:09 PM
LynnAlfie LynnAlfie is offline
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Thankyou all for the very warm welcome here....please excuse any of my typos etc as I am so good ( NOT ) with a PC that even Nasa said I was over qualiFried...and I dont suffer from Insanity....I Enjoy Every minute of it....Im not fully sure yet as to doing posts here.. yes, Im a crazy smiling Cat lady ..ok..I have crutches..and wheelchair..The SCS is helping ease the pain in my left foot ..but since day 1 after the SCS surgery my back has been bad..I expected pain from the surgery ..of which is all healed ,no sign of any infections...I did all the right post opp things ..didnt do anything that I was told not to do..Ive been back ..was re referred via the neuro Mod team.I saw the Dr..and was told that sadly sometimes this can happen ( I read all the pro,s n cons of SCS surgery.) The Dr checked the scs and battery sites and all was looking ok.The pain is like an Ice cold stabbing..I cant lean at a slight angle,it may sound silly but my spine feels like its in 3 separate pieces..it "jars/jolts. and although its not like my foot..Its as if I need susspension on my crutches.Im left thinking ..my scs is easing lots of the foot pain but my back is sadly.."one of the things we were told /warned about that could happen.. Im not sure on how I can stop the musclecontractions /spasms Sometimes it feels like every bone in my body hurts..I cant wear anything but loose light cloths as my skin dosnt like much touching it ..not all the time..mainly when Im hurting bad.I also wear hand splints/straps (due to long term use of crutches )..and I often fall always landing on my right knee..which is now bad..tween the devil and the deep !Any advice,tips ect MOST Welcome..thankyou all ..Purrs n Smiles (yep, I purr....crazy cat lady..must purr ! )

Forgot to mention..Im Still on all the same meds..plus the instant release oxynorm..for when I really need some fast relief..morphine.zomorph,naproxen, ,omeprazole,amitriptyline,pregabalin.
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