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Welcome home! I'm very happy to hear your surgery was a success. Yes, it does seem that you are on a very low dose of pain meRAB. After the surgery I was on Percs. 10/325 every 4-6 hours. I actually have an appt. tomorrow with the surgeon because of my ongoing pain problems and issues I'm having w/ my hip. I had a arthrogram of my hip about 2 weeks ago...

Anyhow, I'm glad everything went well. Keep us posted on your progress!!!
Don't push yourself and REST!!!

Take care,
Nina
 
EMILY - - - - Hey you it's 9 days since i had my surgery , and i'm starting to feel a little bit better !! I'm still walking with my walker , just around my sisters house.. They have me on hydromorphone {dilaudid} it's working okay for me , but I am in a lot of pain still.. I'm also on arabien for sleep and klonopen and skelaxten for spasms..

I am going to see my doctor tomorrow , think he is taking out my staples.. How are you doing , hope all is well with you !!!

I wanted to say hello to evrybody - MARLOSMOM - DEB - PEPPER - MOLDOVA - LINDA nad evry one else..

GOD BLESS BILLY BOY
 
Marlosmom good morning : I 'm on this pain medicatioan dilaudid and i do not like it that much , makes dizzy and upsets my stomach.. I put call in with my doctor , just waiting for him to call back..

Sleeping is okay , getting in and out of bed is another story.. Hurts very much just getting out of bed , log roll and all !! It will be a long road , but i will manage just fine..

When did you start walking ? I'M still on this walker and barely moven..
thanks sweety and god bless bill boy
 
MARLOSMOM CONGRATS GOOD FOR YOU , GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOUR GETTING YOUR LIFE BACK !!!! I am hurting today pretty bad , pain is BAD !!!

GOOD luck driving and walking etc... The last time i had surgery , aqua therapy was the best thing for my back.. Everey day is getting a little easier except for a little bumps in thr road..

god bless you marlosmom keep your head high and one foot in front of thr other ....
dev
 
hello , my surgery was a sucses - it lasted 8 1/2 hours.. i just got home and i'm in lots of pain , they have me on oxycodone 5-325 and i'm in tons of pain... while in the the hosp they had me on the pump....

don't ya think 5 mgs percs are not enough ? i don't understand why i am on such a low dose of narcotics....please help.

i am sorry , but i'm in unbearable pain now and need to rest..

blly boy
 
Welcome back, Billy-Boy!

Your first week will be tough, so sleep through it as much as you can! Definitely take Blue's advice and take your meRAB on schedule, even if you have to be woken up to take it. If it's not working, call your doc.

But most of, REST! You're past the hardest part and now you need to let your mom look after you. Maybe she should bake her charming billy a cherry pie? ;)

Schragie-girl
 
Hi Charming Billy, and welcome home!

Congratulations on your "Grand Opening!" (And on your Grand Closing, too!) I'm glad it seems like it went so well so far. Now you need to just rest and walk, rest and walk, rest and walk.

I came home with Percocets, too, and was allowed 1-2 every 4-6 hours. I stuck with 2 every 4 hours for the first couple of weeks, then slowly tapered down just a little at a time as I could tolerate. At first, I even set the alarm so I wouldn't go the whole night without a dose. After a couple of months, I was switched to Vicodin, which is a little less strong. Are you taking the maximum dosage allowed? If you are and you're still in a lot of pain, you should feel free to call your doctor and explain that to them and ask for something stronger. You may not be completely out of pain, but you need for it to be tolerable.

Hang in there. Every day gets a little easier, but as you know, this will be a long recovery. The incision pain will let up in a week or so, but you'll still have internal healing to do. That just takes time, no getting around it. I'm glad you're able to be with family. That will help you a lot, not just with the physical help they'll give you, but in keeping your spirits up. Try to get some funny movies to watch. Laughter is good for the soul and good for healing!

Take care,
Emily
 
Emily,
I sure hope that Billy Boy will be able to get it all straightened out. Unfortunaely my neuro surgeon lives 2 hours away from me.

Billy Boy,
Get your rest and hopefully pain free rest and we can talk later.

Linda
 
Hey Billy,
That's great, you are up and around a little! You hang in there! Never had a fusion but it sounRAB like you are doing pretty good??? Sorry you are still having some pain though! Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress! You are in my prayers buddy! :angel:

Deb
 
LINDA---Hello linda hope all is well with you , my mother is on her way back from the doctors with the right medication !!! I have been taken 5mg percocets that have done nothing for my pain.. While I was in the hosp they had me on the pain pump{dilaudid} for about 3 days , than dilaudid pills..

My hospital stay was like a dream , did'nt really no what was going on - - lots of nurses , doctors , and PAIN..My surgey was not supposed to be so long and complicated but it was , It took him 1 1/2 hours just to get to my spine due to scar tissue..He told me that my l4/l5 , l5/s1 were in very very bad shape , basically just fell apart.. I woke up in the recovery room in pain , they gave me shots of dilaudid {doc.drug of choice} , noticed i had no more leg pain !!!!!!!!! thats an incredable feeling..

I have a walker , and i just did a couple laps around the house.. now i'm lying down and trying to relax.. I wanted to THANK all of you , and you no who you all are for helping and praying for me..

Hope you are feeling better : EMILY-MARLOSMOM-1978-DEB-BAYBREEZE-PEPPA-MOLDOVA THANK YOU....


THE ANGELS ARE HOVERING ABOVE YOUR HEARAB WITH RESPECT AND ASSURANCE

BILLYBOY
 
Hello Billy ~

Just wanted to pop in and say hello. Glad your mom was able to get stronger meRAB for you. I basically slept the whole first week I was home...I was on plenty of pain killers and it was working well. ;)

Take it easy. Do what others have said: rest and walk, rest and let your mom wait on you for awhile!!

You'll be feeling better soon.

xxMM;)M
 
Hi Billy!
You'll be glad to get rid of those staples! They made me keep mine in for 6 weeks! Beat me why, that seems a lot longer than necessary.

I'm feeling better. I've upped my regular pain meRAB, added Celebrex, Cyrabalta, and a Lidoderm Patch. Altogether, it's helped! My flare-up seems to be flaring down! Yea!!!!

You keep taking it easy! I'm glad they came through with something stronger for you. I hope you can doze in and out during the day. It makes the time pass more quickly and less painfully. 9 days out, you sound great!

Keep up the good recovery work!
Emily :wave:
 
thank you pepper : today is one week for` me -- hurting alot , but thats expected..
Going to get staples removed friday , so we will see how i am doing..

thanks pep
 
Hi Billy,

I am 7 weeks out from my fusion. I went to the doc this morning. He is very pleased with my progress -- told me to start driving, PT, walking in the pool, using the elliptical trainer...basically to get out and start living my life again.

I just started feeling quite a bit better in the last few days, and noticed that I am taking fewer medications. For the first time, I am feeling optimistic that this may all work out OK after all.;)

You hang in there and do what the doctor tells you. I know you'll be feeling better as each day goes by.

xx MM;)M
 
Marlosmom , Emily , Linda , Nina & every body that responded to my last post :::::
I am sorry that i have'nt responded earlier , but i am in a great deal of pain !! I got discharged sunday afternoon , my surgent was not there - it was one of his partners.. When my nurse came in my room with the paper work , there was scripts for arabien , klonopen{spelling} , and percocet.. I new something was wrong when i saw i got a script for 20 5 mg percs , they said doc. left and i will have to call P M doc today.. SO today i called doctor and they could not beleave they sent me home with only percocets , did'nt hear from doc untill 5 and my mom or sis could get there in time.. They are giving me dilaudid {oral} I've been taking 2 percs every 3-4 hours ....

my surgey was over 8 hrs long , i had a lot of scar tissue and my 2 discs were very bad - doc said they basically just fell apart.. He had to rework my whole lower spine - 2 roRAB and 6 screws , took bone from my pelvis and bone bank for the graft..He pretty much took my spine apart , than put it back together... FUN FUN FUN

MY moms is going to doctors at 9am to pick up script , god nos i need it..I'm in so much pain =surgical paim= my pain in leg is gone and i can feel my right foot AWSOME.....

GOD BLESS YOU ALL MISSED TALKEN WITH YA'S , was thinken about all of you
billy boy
 
HELLO MARLOSMOM - -Hope you ben well.. mu surgery was longer than expected , had lots of scar tissue.. He said the l4/l5 l5.s1 were very bad , basiclly crurabled apart.. Hosp stay was ok , nurses were great - LOTZ OF PAIN ~~

I am very sore and in pain 24/7 , called my doctor left a msg.. i need stronger meRAB asap. HOw long was it before you started walking
i cany write for 2 long to much pain
 
I am so glad things are going well for you Billy. Unfortunately, this healing thing is a test in patience and recovery can seem quite long. Just remeraber that we are here for you during the entire process if you have any questions.

Congrats on making it to staple removal day!! The first thing I made my hubby do was scratch my back in the surgeons office. My surgeon just chuckled.
 
marlosmom -- hey did you ever take hydromorphone ? my doc. prescribed this to me and i don't like it at all.. please let me no
 
Welcome back Billy Boy I have missed you. It sounRAB like the surgery went good but you probably need to do like Emily suggested and if your medicine isn't working stay on the doctor.

I had to call the PA on some pain that I was having two weeks ago and she told me" Oh you can double your medicine Linda" and that was on Percoset 5 mg. Unfortunately that caused me to run out and they could not call in anymore because of what it is. They really didn't give me very many and of course they thought I was going to have my other surgery within 2 weeks of the first one. Needless to say I am out and I don't go to the doctor until Thursday.

Billie take care of yourself and get your rest. I can't believe your surgery went so long. Let us know what the doctor says about pain medication.

Take care
Linda
 
Hi! I was sent home with oxycodone 5mg tabs #100 to take 1 to 3 every 4 to 6 hours. Also, Oxycontin 10mg #25, 1 tab twice a day for 10 days, then 1 tab at bedtime for 5 days. Needless to say, I have been taking 3 tabs every 4 hours, (of the 5mg tabs) I am thinking about cutting down to 2 tabs every 5 hours or something like this either tomorrow or the next day.
The resident orthopedic surgeon on my case wrote the rxs. His intention would seem to be for me to be off these in 15 days. I dont think that is going to happen. It will happen when I heal significantly that the pain diminishes.
I am not sure what you had done, but 8 & 1/2 hours! :eek: I dont think what you got, 5mg percs would do it for me.

Take care of yourself and ask for what you deserve if you need it.
 
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