Update On Pain Managment appt

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Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is doing better, Just got back from pm appointment, I am so confused, My surgeon diagnosed me with failed back syndrome and referred me to my pm for pain management, now to top things off he says I have permanent nerve damage due to the surgery:( I was wondering if anyone can translate this to me "lurabar disc disorder with myelopathy, sciatic nerve lesion, and chronic pain due to trauma", Has anybody had these diagnosis and won social security disability? I just don't know what to think anymore, I thought having this surgery would give me my life back boy was I wrong:mad:


denise
L5-S1 spinal fusion, diskectomy,laminectomy,anterior and posterior fusion
 
Hi, Just want to tell you that with your back you should be able to get ss disability I did and I also had the same surgery.The thing is that they will deny deny you. I was denied 2 xs and the third time went before the judge who was so kind and he awarded me disability!!! thank god because we really needed the money!!!Not being able to work,or play as I used to is a real bummer, spent many years very depressed but I have come to terms with my back and life is better..so hang in there, good things are bound to happen...:)
 
I would like to know how you came to terms with yopur back . I can't stay out of pain long enough to breath let alone come to terms with any thing. Oh and the thing about surgery giving your life back right how and who did your surgery I would like them to do mine because my surgery did nothing for my life I am still trying to get the facts on my back to just get relief from some of the pain I haven't had no pain in my life for so long that all that I live for is the pain I stay so depressed because of the way my life is now that it sucks sorry am in a lot of pain lately and just would like some feelings besides the pain.Jerris sad sack
 
Sorry dont know if this is directed to round 2,,, but this is round here,

Dealing with back, some days you can be so positive and say nothing lasts forever, and then there are days when you cant see the wood from the trees and feel so depressed and feel you just cant continue like this, I find this board a great help as I find the people on it are the only ones that know what we are going thru.

You mentioned that you had surgery done, what had you done, and what were the findings ?

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round 1 sorry this thought was directed to allieb they said they came to terms with their back and I have been in so much pain lately that I just coukld not see how any one with back surgery could come to terms with it sorry about that Jerris I think I spoke out of turn on a very bad day thanks for the vent
 
It took me three years to get my disability but I also have some other things wrong with me like diabetes and asthma but now I have my dfisability and have got to libve the rest of my life going to PM and they don't think I'll ever be able to ever work ofr the rest of my life . My best adbvice is to get your PM Dr. to help you and get a good attorney.Jerris
 
Hi everyone, I thought I would tell you how I have come to terms with by back and all the horrible pain that goes with it.I have known that my life cannot be the way it used to be,Ive made many changes no more working, riding my bike, skating dancing I would say that everything I really enjoyed I can no longer do.I live on heavy pain meRAB and spend too many days in my bed.Their is not much that I can do to change this, it is now my life.This took much therapy. so my comming to terms with my back is realizing that this is it not much is going to change for me. except surgery nuraber 5. I can either wake up in the morning and piss and moan or I can wake up and be thankful that I am alive and figure how to make myself a little more comfortable. hope you can understand.alice
 
Sorry Round 2, not of much help in the disability front as things are different over here. I know how you are feeling I am just thinking along those lines too. I thought surgery would give me my life back............ Boy got that wrong.............. Keep me posted on how you are doing pet. You are in my thoughts.

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13 months past my surgery, and I'm just now figuring out that my life is not going to be the same. I'm working on coming to terms and acceptance. Would like to know what it is that I'm accepting, as there still seem like so many unanswered questions out there for me. Back to the NS on Mar 7th, so hopefully maybe I'll get a couple answers.

I found a quote somewhere on this site that's now on a sticky on my computer. Goes like this:

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I still wake up every morning and hope that when my feet hit the floor the pain will miraculously be gone! Guess I'm not there yet, right?

Deb
 
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