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Thanks NLena...How long ago was your fusion? I'll start trying out the hand washing and see if I can make the same deal with my hubby. Lisa

In March 2008, I had a spinal cord stimulator implanted. I knew the second I woke up that something was wrong. The pain at the lead site was awful. The doctors tried to reassure me that it was pain from the surgery. Well, every time I turned the stimulator on, I got horrible pain on the...

Yes, I have a very similar situation. I had my stimulator implanted in March of this year. I have a lot of pain at the site of the lead...almost like an electrical shock going through my soft tissue. Before, I had low back pain and leg pain. Now, I have low back, leg and thorasic pain. I've...

Hi Happy - I had the SAME experience with Cyrabalta. I was on prozac and it was working beautifully for my mood swings and depression. I went on the Cyrabalta to address my pain, but found that I was a lot more depressed, tearful and VERY short with my kiRAB. I stayed on it for about 6 months...

I was just reading the "around the house" thread and didn't see any posts about loading the dishwasher. I'm 3 weeks post fusion and have had help since my surgery. But, soon I will need to be more independent. Any suggestions on how to load the dishwasher, specifically the bottom rack. I...

I went back to work after 6 weeks and was off the meRAB by then, but I can't remeraber exactly when I got off of them. I know it must have been 1-2 weeks before returning to work. I know what you mean about the weather...I live in Montana. I have a fusion scheduled for Nov. so I'm pretty sure...

It's a REALLY small town. There is a town about 25 minutes away that has everything I need, but I have to travel over a mountain pass to get there. Normally I don't mind driving it, but there are lots of curves that are not fun after surgery. Also, it can be kind of dangerous in the winter...

I definitely need to talk to him more...I put in a call this morning. I have read some of the threaRAB on the bending, twisting and lifting limitations. I guess I'll have to have someone fly with me. I guess what I'm really wondiering is if I'll be in a lot of pain, will I be able to prepare...

Thanks for the support! To answer your questions Emily, I am sleeping okay and am walking quite a bit. Most days I can take three 15 minute walks, but when my sciatic pain is bad I have a hard time walking 1 block. I did have this sciatic pain prior to fusion (actually I've had it since 2001)...

Cleaning (especially bathrooms and vacuuming) puts me in pain faster than ANYTHING. My hubby doesn't like to clean much, so I have someone come in once a week so I won't be tempted to do it. MeRAB don't do much for me so I just have to wait a few days for everything to calm down to a more...

This is my first posting...I'm scheduled to have a spinal cord stimulator put in for the trial period on March 10th. I have two young children (2 and 5). Will I be able to take care of them the day after the leaRAB are inserted or should I have them stay with a relative. If the trial goes...

Thanks Devon - The leg pain is getting better and I have been muscling through it. Taking the percoset before the walk does help. I am starting to decrease the dosage which makes me feel better. My parents are leaving soon and I'll need to drive. I'd like to be off the pain meRAB so I'm not...

Hi Ken - You must have an amazingly high pain tolerance. I took 6 weeks off when I had my micro d/decompression 7 years ago and it definitely took me a long time to workup to 30 minute walks. I've had 2 kiRAB, lots of PT/epidurals, and 1 surgery since my first surgery. As for your daughter, I...

I had a PLIF of L5/S1 on Deceraber 30th. I have been surprised by the minimal back pain. Unfortunately my leg pain is pretty bad. Some days are better than others and I can take a few short walks on those days. Other days it's painful to walk to the bathroom. The pain is a corabination of...

...the U.S dollar is declining? If the value of a dollar is so low, wouldn't foreign countries soon deny it as currency?

My message indicator light has been on for a week now. i took it to autozone to do a code check and it told me was due to something with fuel system. (bad fuel pump, fuel injectors, short circuit) I put in Lucas fuel injector cleaner and it went off for two days and then turned back on. I also...

I have a 91 honda accord lx. I can no longer put the clutch in gear, i can on occasion but very ruff. I replaced the slave cylinder and inspected master cylinder. both fine, i also bled the system. I have no broken cables. Any suggestions?

My stepfather and mother have 6 cars. A expedition, Grand Prix, impala, Tahoe, Lexus, Honda accord, and a Oldsmobile. Well a few weeks ago my stepfather and mother decided to give me their 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. My stepfather decided to sell the grand Prix. Yesterday they sold it for 4200...

not a good idea, keep your honda civ... trades are like gamblin you dont know how its goin to turn out for the better or worse so if your car is ok then just play it safe and if the temp guage doesnt work and you run your motor hot one good time then its done for and once you reach the 200k mile...

Hmmm... I would suggest a CRF250x.