Quiet here on the homefront..... Have been mainly lurking check the boards daily but not much in the place to chat...... Had my SI joint injected Wed, worked in surgery Thurs and today. Have the weekend off, not sure if that is good or bad Work the floor Mon, Surgery every day the rest of the week. Pain doc gave me lido patches, wants to try to change my programs again to try to hit my SI and the heel and my big toe on my left side. Willing to try bout anything at this point to cut the pain down even more.
well
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Reach out from afar
hugs come with no bar
preventing their way
to brighten your day.
Though pain has been bad
your words make me glad
to know doc gives you help
try to return you to health.
Your work is so hard
and pain no reward
to have at day's end
just wish we could fend
it away from your bod.
Just know with a nod
you have prayers from me
lift to heaven for thee
as rest time draws near
may your mind know so clear
that lurk though you might
you are still in our sight.

Caring a lot for you my friend! I understand the pain, the hope that another tweak will work, and the relief that yoru doc is working with you to manage the pain with all means at their disposal. It is SO TRUE and so very well documented in the journals, the white papers, the hardware literature that a 50% pain reduction is considered good success. Thus, it is with proper recognition that your doc provides a script for the meds which are necessary to handle the balance of that pain equation.

If we could but encourage ALL doctors who are to be caregivers to read the words on your thread and KNOW by recognition that 50% pain relief leaves a good deal to handle in the body of anyone so affected. I would write an article for a medical journal, instead, I think this will have to go in my book which is long underway.

Be well Pooh, and know that your fellow butt buzzers are hugging you
Mark56Z

THANK YOU for bringin our little forum back to life!

I kinda noticed it too.......how QUIET things have been!

.......guess I'll have to dig around in my lefty to see what I can dredge up

And our MARK is here too! With his 'magic' rollin off his fingers once again!

is anybody out there????

Nope, nobodys home. Still recovering from that BBQ! Party

We are here Pooh, it has seemed a bit quiet here. Kinda like spring fever bit everyone and they left their computers and went outdoors. It has been VERY Springlike here the last several days, and today, Cleo and I played hooky, went out, and stayed out for a while...... nice day.

Give us a high five and chime in about your week!! I know you have had some hard days, especially given your work out there, not to mention cleaning up after all of us gathering at your place for the BBQ last weekend. But thank you for hosting all of us. I think Saffy's place is next, then maybe we oughta head off to Aussiemom's, where we could see some unusual things like kangaroos and such......

So here we are! Wanna talk?
Mark56Z

hi, my names nan, i hav wondered, has anyone been able to go back to work once they've rec'vd the scs. scheduled for 5/10 to get the permanent, and still not sure what to expect before, during and after surgery...not to mention recovery, what do u think?