I Don't Know What To Do, Or Where To Turn! - Pain Management Message Board

SpinalMalady · 11-08-2004, 11:11 AM

I went off to work today, and my pain levels were so bad that I had to get my hubby to come and pick me up. I'm so frustrated. Nothing is working. The pain meds are not helping much....for a little while they do...and even though I'm taking Ambien, Elavil, and Valium for sleep, I still wake up every hour in terrible pain.....

I'm frustrated....scared.....and EXHAUSTED. I DO have an appt. with a NS on WED. so crazy as it sounds, I'm looking forward to that. I having terrible spasms, 24/7 pain in my thigh/hamstring/buttock, and now I've started tingling around my pubic area....IS THAT NORMAL??? I'm also tingling around my ankle....

Today is 11 weeks of 24/7 pain....maybe I'm just frustrated.....and sad...I don't know...But I am scared....I've not had any pain in the L-5 area, but starting to get spasms there too.....

Guess I just needed to RANT for a while. I'll see the NS on Wed and see what he has to say...and then PM on 11/22....they will work together on my case.....I just want to throw away all my meds, and go back to who I was before this started....

OK, NOW I'M CRYING....so, I'll stop....

Just wish me luck on Wed. I'm really scared!

Thanks.
Becky

Ruptured Disk L-5
Pinching Root of S-1 Nerve

khoff · 11-08-2004, 01:15 PM

Becky -

I and everyone on the board wish you only the best on wednesday and therafter. You didn't mention what tests or procedures you have had if any. If not, no reason to be scared. Your not even sure what it is. Sounds like a typical disk related problem and a nerve is being impinged. What meds for pain are you on? maybe there are better ones which could bring the levels down. Rest easy and just know your just starting to investigate a problem. Then once you find the cause, you can do whatever you need to help alleviate it. Be patient, it'll all work out in the end

Ken

Idiopathic · 11-08-2004, 06:31 PM

Don't be afraid and don't just listen to one person. Have your doc give you a better pain pill (oxycontin20mg) and get your head back in the game. Then when your your calm make your medical decision. I went to 7 people before I jumped in. Head up and your mind right.

SpinalMalady · 11-08-2004, 09:03 PM

Thanks to khoff and Idiopathic for responding. I have had the MRI that confirms the L-5 rupture. Have done Vax-d for 4 weeks, with minimal results, and I don't know if I'm becomming tolerant to the Perocet 10/325 or if my symptoms are worsening....Is it possible in 4 weeks to build a tolerance to the Percocet 10/325??? I take it every 6 hours. But it's barely helping any more....I have new pain though, Pubic area tingles, ankle tingles and throbs, and the thigh/buttock area is 24/7 charlie horse on steroids, never goes away....that's not new, just the ankle and pubic area tingling....that's what's new...Oh and my tailbone feels like it's broken, but I know it's not, it just feels that way....

Up until now, I've had no pain in my back at all, but am starting to get spasms.....So, like I said, I don't know if my symptoms are getting worse, or I'm becoming tolerant to the meds....and that (either scenario) scares me....

But thanks for listening to me.! I only have two more days before I see the NS, so, I'll keep plugging along....as best I can...

Take care.

Becky

LFCA · 11-09-2004, 09:18 PM

Have you looked into MYOTHERAPY for pain relief?