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Board: Chronic Pain 03-28-2013, 09:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 554
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: The fight just gets harder and harder!

Lyrica is not the only med available for nerve pain. IT is just one of them. There is also Neurontin and Topomax. Both of these are also used for nerve pain. You might want to try one of them to...
Board: Back Problems 01-03-2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 478
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Wrong procedure done... ESI vs. Nerve Block

Lubear, you have been given good advice.

One thing that I would stress that in situations like yours, it is better to err on the side of caution than to rush into surgery. I am fused from...
Board: Caregivers 11-19-2012, 08:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,117
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Dementia with 91 year old Mom

Welcome to the boards!

I am sorry for your issues with your Mom. It sounds like it is Alzheimers with her. I lost my mom to that dreaded disease5 years ago and the pain is still raw.

What you...
Board: Back Problems 11-18-2012, 09:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 519
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Restrictions after discectomy, and incision question

Eventually the stitches will fall off, not to worry. They are more irritating that anything else. You have already felt what the over effects of doing something that you shouldn't be....hence the...
Board: Chronic Pain 10-19-2012, 07:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,162
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Multiple spine issues with chronic pain

Pain-first welcome to the boards. having read through your post, I don't quite know what to say. I am so sorry that you have experienced such issues.

First, you can live with chronic pain. Many...
Board: Pain Management 10-17-2012, 09:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 721
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: How long???

Back gave you some good advice. And she is dead on about the morphine and percoset. Before you try upping meds, try the other modalities.

I have gotten a script for a topical- Voltaren-that is a...
Board: Back Problems 10-17-2012, 07:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 379
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in 7 days

[FONT="Verdana"]First, a deep breath....

Surgery has een recommended by two doctors...that should be a good indication that you need it...BUT it is your choice. ONe thing you need to remember is...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 09-30-2012, 08:25 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 299
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: cold/bronchitis?

We live outside of Washington Dc and there has been a cold sty bug running around here along with bad fall allergies.

We just came back from Minneosta and I know that there was a cold bug roaming...
Board: Back Problems 09-30-2012, 08:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 546
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: post lumbar fusion question

The pain on your bottom is sciatic. If you hit the right spot on your sitting bone, you can almost levitate sometimes! Your Neurontin should take care of that pain and the one down the back of your...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 08-17-2012, 06:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 427
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Not sure which board to go to for this ?

One thing to remember is that lymph glands collect all of the nasty little things that get into your body. They may stay swollen for several months before the swelling goes down as they process the...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 08-11-2012, 10:59 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 533
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: FEEDBACK/advise on BACK issue. DECISION time and I dont know what to do

I have lived with back issues-and two major back surgeries in two weeks. It isn't something that you want to jump into just because you aare having issues. Surgery should be the very last thing...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 07-16-2012, 08:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 657
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Chronic pain

Thanks for the clarification. have you used any LA meds before this? There are la meds that are not as potent as the methadone is. You might want to ask about them with your PM.

If you are not...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 07-16-2012, 06:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 657
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Chronic pain

welcome to the boards, Manatee!

I am sorry for the pain...it's never fun to have your life interrupted by pain.

I've got a couple of questions. Is this the first medications that you have been...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 07-16-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 527
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Very scared

Welcome to the boards!

Are you still in the cast? If you are out of it, has your doctor recommended Physical Therapy? If not, you might want to ask for a script for therapy. Aalot of times, PT...
Board: Back Problems 07-10-2012, 12:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 522
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Got Myelography Report Back - NEED HELP!

bessie-

The pain you ar experiencing is nerve pain as T. explained to you there. There are medications that can be given that will assist in the control of nerve pain. There are three primary...
Board: Caregivers 06-25-2012, 08:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,996
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Friends abandoning you

Welcome to the boards!

I am so sorry that you have found us for such a reason. First, I am sorry about your mother. It's hard to have your one parent suffering. second, I appologise for your...
Board: Caregivers 06-25-2012, 08:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,065
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Caregiver Problems

Matt, a question for you.

Who is/has the POA for your mother? Is it a family member? Why do you not hold it, or is it your father that holds it?

Personally, if it was me, I would demand that...
Board: Back Problems 06-20-2012, 08:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 666
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: ALIF scheduled next week

Welcome to the boards!

I have already been through your path and have walked it. You are making the right decision. I too, waited to have the surgery and have suffered permanent nerve damage...
Board: Pain Management 11-04-2011, 12:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,023
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Oxy vs Long Acting Morphine for mental clarity?

I know what you mean! Little mistakes drive me crazy...

I take LA Morphine and have for the past three(?) years. YOu might find that you are a little groggy for the first couple of weeks, but...
Board: Back Problems 11-04-2011, 07:09 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 246
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: back problem

There are lots of different modailites that a good doctor will try before they decide that surgery is the last resort.

Have you been to a good back doctor, or just your PCP? If you haven't, it...
Board: Back Problems 11-04-2011, 07:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,139
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Someone please explain this pain

I'm sorry for the misery. It's really uncomfortable, isn't it? My first suggestion would be to get the pain meds filled. Can I ask why you don't like taking it? Is it because it doesn't work, or...
Board: Pain Management 10-26-2011, 12:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,714
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Inadequate pain relief after emergency surgery..help!

I am sorry for the problems that you have been experiencing. Surgery is bad enough without having pain afterwards.

I can't say for sure, but part of the issue may be that you asked for a strong...
Board: Back Problems 10-25-2011, 12:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 444
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Fusion Surgery on the 31st.

When you call your surgeon's office, leave a messae for the surgeon, not his nurse. Even if she calls back with the answer, it will be his decision not hers..after all, she isn't doing the cutting...
Board: Back Problems 10-19-2011, 02:07 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,377
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Back pain

May I ask what caused this to be a workman's comp? Did you somehow hurt your back? Your MRI doesn't show any major issues-which is probably why your doctor is blowing you off. When did you have...
Board: General Health 10-19-2011, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 848
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Pleurisy? Breast cancer? WHAT?!

Did she have a cold where she did alot of coughing? That could have caused her muscles to spasm and cause the pain traveling back up her back.

If you can, you can go to the county health...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 10-17-2011, 11:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,869
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Mass I have to have biopsied.

mandi!

We are soooo pleased about the results....what good news. Make sure that you keep us posted on everything. You know that you have developed a family right here that is cheering for you...
Board: Back Problems 10-07-2011, 01:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,517
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: 26 year old with herniated discs in c-spine, need advice, please help me!

i certainly wish that I could give you some advice, but I am fused T9-sacrum. YOu might get some answers, but you will probably get a better sense of what you need to know by going to the Spinal...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 10-07-2011, 01:05 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,869
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Mass I have to have biopsied.

,Mandi-

As a chronic pain patient, let me offer a little advice. Take the pain meds on a regular basisi until you have healed. If you are in pain, then your body is fighting in two different...
Board: Pain Management 10-07-2011, 09:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,508
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Explain to me the difference...

Kaitlin gave you a good answer. Here's the same with just different words.

Additction occurs when you will sell your soul to get the pills so you can get that "high", that "rush" the euphoria...
Board: Open to All Other Health Topics 10-06-2011, 11:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,869
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Mass I have to have biopsied.

Mandi my dear....

I know what's it like to lose a furry friend. I lost my little schnauzer last Nov. and i still mourn her even though I know it was the right think to do. It's hard and it hurts...
Board: Sinus Problems 10-05-2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,224
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Continuous nose bleeding

Oh dear! What a rotten time for this to happen. Nosebleeds can be caused by alot of things. If it is dry in your house or school, that can help cause them. Blocked sinuses can cause them. Stress...
Board: Back Problems 09-21-2011, 09:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 580
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Microdisectomy or not

Most doctors in the states will insist that he try othre things before he rushes into surgery. Everything from P.T. to injections to yoga and accupuncture. Surgery is always the very last...
Board: Back Problems 08-30-2011, 07:54 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,148
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Numb feeling on back, please read, help:(

I'm sorry for the numbing pain-so to speak. I'm not a doctor, but it sounds like you have a nerve that is being comprimised somewhere. When that happens, you have issues arise such as the numbing...
Board: Back Problems 07-25-2011, 11:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,459
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: What you wish you knew (ALIF)

You should know that it takes on the average, 6 months to see fusion, and a whole year before you are fully healed.

Some other little remembered facts-
no roller coasters
no running
...
Board: Back Problems 07-25-2011, 11:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 560
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: jolting

It sounds like you are having muscles spasms in your back. You could try either heat or cold for 20 minutes, then off for the rest of the hour and repeat, Some muscle relaxers would help, or take...
Board: Back Problems 07-25-2011, 10:23 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,602
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Im going nuts,,,,after 3 back surgeries

the cold legs and the electrical shock feeling is a sign of nerve damage. The act that one of your cages rolled could be causing the nerve pain. Nerves don't like to be fussed with or moved, and...
Board: General Health 07-22-2011, 10:39 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 395
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: When to tell

If your Mom has all her facilities, then tell her. She has every right to know about her cousin. She may handle it far better than you might think. Most people of your Mom's age have faced death...
Board: Women's Health 07-08-2011, 07:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,310
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Essure Failure

WElcome to the boards!

After doing some searching I found our that there are women who have become pregnant even after having the follow on tests. It seems that these metal coils tend to migrate....
Board: Back Problems 07-08-2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,045
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Back pain

Welcome to the boards...

T gave you a great breakdown of your problems. Please be aware that the injections may or may not work for you. I think sometimes the doctors give us a false sense of...
Board: Back Problems 07-07-2011, 07:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,807
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: 4 Level lumbar fusion

I agree with the other posters. No matter how much you trust your surgeon's opinion, you need to get another one-from someone not affiliated with your present doctor.

I am fused from T9-sacrum. ...
Board: Anxiety 07-06-2011, 06:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,775
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Chest pains, Palpitations, dizziness... Doctors say i'm fine ! HELP, please.

Has your doctor suggested that you ar having anxiety attacks? That is certainly what it sounds like. Have you been in conseling at all? You might want to see someone about this and see if they...
Board: Pain Management 07-06-2011, 05:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,821
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: I made the mistake of telling my dad I take pain pills :(

Mom-
I am sorry that your father has such a narrow view of taking care of pain. He is doing exactly the same thing that you are-managing his pain----except that he is getting it through a needle...
Board: Pain Management 07-01-2011, 07:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,058
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Has anyone else had this problem??

Outta- I happen to have a great PM Doc and his staff-except for 1, is so good that I feel like I've come to visit friends.

I have had a few problems where the staff that handles the phones have...
Board: Pain Management 07-01-2011, 07:20 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,619
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Wondering How

You can also go to Costco. I think that you can get meds without being a member. They offer help on your meds if you don't have insurance. They gave Gus about 10-15% discount. I told them that Gus...
Board: Back Problems 06-30-2011, 12:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,749
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: I am still in PAIN!!! Advice?

BP,

I am sorry for the lingering pain. I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but you are just 5 months post op-and although your pain should be starting to subside, it is not uncommon...
Board: Back Problems 06-23-2011, 11:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 964
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Flying after lumbar fusion

First, what did your doctor say at your last appointment? Did he release you to go about your life? Or are you still on restriction?

I am fused from T9-sacrum. I hade to fly back and forth to...
Board: Back Problems 06-21-2011, 02:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,732
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Compression fracture 5 months ago

Welcome to the board. Your doctor was right. It can take from 9-12 months for the bones in your back to heall. If you fractured your tailbone, ther is nothing they can do about that-and that is...
Board: Pain Management 06-21-2011, 10:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,929
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Pain Management "Group" Appointment

tammy, you might have better luck starting a post of your own so that people will see it and respond. Not everyone reads through all of hte posts.

good luck!
Board: Pain Management 06-20-2011, 10:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,064
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: Does anyone know a good Dr. to see for Pain in the dc metro area?

TooYoung-

I see a Dr. Thomas Nguyen(Winn). He is in Reston at the Virginia Spine Institute. I have been with him for 5 years and he is great. I would walk through fire for him. You can goodle...
Board: Pain Management 06-08-2011, 06:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 897
Posted By ibake&pray
Re: * need some advice!!! *

Having run out of your pain meds could certainly cause someof the issues you have been having. You best bet would check the website for the meds you are on and see what the side effects are. You...
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