Hello everyone my name is Skott and I am a 33 yr old man that fell 35 feet and lived to tell the tale. Unfortunately, the sudden stop at the end of my free fall caused a Burst fracture of my L1 Vert. Four years have passed and things are getting worse. Sitting here is too painful for example...(break time be back in 20 minutes, I hope) So, Sitting up Lifting Bending Stretching all aren't terrible at first but after a little while the pain starts and just keeps getting worse...and this is after getting my nerves (burnt) radio frequency something or other.....a procedure to deaden my nerves...So, I take pain medication and recently told one of my Doctor's ( the prescribing Doc) about my pain and the changes in my living situation ( recently moved out of my parents house...now I get to do everyday tasks that cause pain to me) He went into what I think is a standard speech about people abusing pain medications and he did increase my daily dose but I wonder if I am taking the right meds for my pain. I take percocet 10/325's. We can talk about that later. I saw my spine specialist who is also my pain doctor. And he was alarmed at the pains I was describing and he ordered an MRI. So, at the MRI everyone was taken back that this was my first MRI seeing how I had major back surgery. [ I had my L1 vert removed...donated donor bone from a rib had a cage put around the rib bone and put into my spine to fuse with a plate and screws.] I took notice to their reactions and when leaving I got a copy of the images on cd for myself...I also have my X-rays this way I have my own stuff the Hospitals can still have their images too. Anyway, when I look at the images I think in 1 set there are clear images of fractures in my L2 L3 and L4 they look like the go 1/2 way through each from the spinal cord toward the middle. To say the least I am worried. I do not know however if the image is current or they are healed fractures that are visible. I am not a Doctor...So, I got on the internet to compare images. I couldn't find what I needed but I found this site. I am now having throuble sitting up again. I want to finish but the pain will get too bad then it won't get better so I have to stop there. I have other things I want to discuss. but that is my intro I might have gone astray in my writing but that's ME!

I hope to learn a lot on this site.

Skott

Welcome to NT

It is full of caring people who will take it one step at a time with you.

Here are a few links to get you started:

Chronic Pain

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum10.html

spinal disorders and back pain

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Since you're limited at your upright time at the keyboard, we automatically understand. rattling on and venting is ok too.

Ask us in as few strokes as it takes, one issue at a time, and we'll do everything we can to help you.

See ya around

Hello Skott:
I;m new to ,my name is slmcafac2002[AKA slm].Hope to meet you some day.have a wonderful day.
slm

hi skott,
my first reaction is to ask...didn't the dr that ordered the mri speak with you about the results? it's also your right to get a copy of the report, in addition to the cd's.

i don't know enuf to answer your Q's but i'm sorry about your pain and the reason you're here.

hope to hear more about you.