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Originally Posted by Mark56
Spine, venting is a big part of the participation on these pages. Things do not always seem fair, and for you to feel the need to air your concerns about flareups is an important part of receiving support from your fellow SCSers. Get it out or be eaten alive by the frustration, so I hope and pray you will feel comfortable giving us your grief and anxiety over the prospects of a flare taking over IF you do the permanent implant.
You vent all you want to young lady.....
Yup,
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WHEN I do the implant.
I am really concerned about the flare but I have no choice. The autoimmune and dysautonomia are going downhill rapidly and it is aggravated by all of the nerve pain. The nerve pain is the greatest aggravator with me. It must be removed from the equation. My blood pressure goes up and down. No control. My baseline a year ago was 110/70, unmedicated. This morning it was 190/100. There is no medication to stablize it as it could drop to 90/50 this evening on its own. My baseline temp is now 95.5. Everything is whacko. BTW, I have gone to a super neurologist who specializes in autonomic disorders. He pretty much shook his head as I was already on the meds he would have put me on.
I have the psych. eval. on the 18th and promised Pain Man I would behave myself. I worked in mental health and can give her whatever it takes to get approved.
As long as the surgeon thinks I am up to the procedure, I should be good to go. I am just so sick and tired of being sick, tired and in non-stop pain. I know all of you know that one. Have a good night and thanks for being there. Blessings.