Rebound Pain?

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I went for a check up 7 wks post op revision L4-5 and 5 S1. I'm on percocet (2) every 6 hours. Its not holding me at all. He told me I would probably hate him for the first 4 months. He said I was on such heavy duty narcotics for 3 years, and the liver is so cranked up, that I am going to have that pain, and that it will get better. Of course mentioned using ice, lidoderm etc. Its so hard to believe these Drs. especially if you've been there once (Previously failed fusion), and heard this before. Any one with similar experiences with their docs and their post op care. It does not make sense to go backwarRAB and get back on heavier stuff, but sometimes you just can't take it. I have no idea how you younger ones with kiRAB at home do it. I'm 56, and was very active. He told "You were active...........you are not now. Not in a mean way. Either way its hard to accept, and once failed you're so scared when something seems to be going the same way. He said at one year we'll decide if I failed again............
 
I didn't go backwarRAB, but my doctor did tell me that I was too concerned with trying to get off the meRAB. If you need 'em, you need 'em. It's okay. Just don't abuse them and you'll be fine.

I hope you're feeling better day by day. Is your pre-surgery pain gone? Is your doctor talking about PT at some point?

Hang in there. Keep behaving yourself. And let's hope this one will be for sure!

:wave: Emily
 
None of my pre surgery pain is gone. If anything I'm worse. He won't give me anything stronger. I really don't know what to do. I can barely tolerate it.
 
Oh Queenie it just breaks my heart to hear you are in such pain and what seems to me to be a Doctor who is just a bit less than sympathetic to it. I am now 6 months post op of a plif same areas you mention L4L5S1 and although my pre surg leg and feet pain are gone, incision pain is gone..Im left with considerable back pain and sitting longer than 30 minutes or going more than perhaps 3 hours in the morning without meRAB..still cannot do it. May I suggest that you ask your doctor for a pain clinic referal? I have seen a pain specialist and he seems to understand what to do with meRAB and pain and what is workable and what is not. Im not sure of all your circumstances but you just still early 7 weeks post op, and just to me it is a bit early to call you short on the meRAB meaning limiting....Just my opinion. I find if I walk every day it helps can you get out for just a little bit everyday? or even round the house?..keeping good thoughts for you
Im sad that you are so uncomfortable
NLena
 
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