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severe spinal stenosis and travel
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: 6 days ago | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
thank you for all of this! and an important perspective to maintain, to keep in mind what is causing the pain! in my case it’s a large protruberance that is pressing on my nerves. i’m doing my best to correct my posture while sitting, standing and walking. lengthening the spine as much as possible! it’s reassuring to hear you are actively engaged in your art! i’m a potter and i’ve worried about my ability to continue this over time. (hand-building is better than wheel throwing). i’ve just recently heard of RFA and will ask my doc about it! i’m taking a low dose of lyrica for nerve pain, but was on opioids before i got help with active release therapy, it’s a blow at first to realize you have to rely on meds for quality of life, but ya do what you have to do! i’m glad the percocet is working for you!
thanks for all the hot travel tips and sharing your story!
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thanks for YOUR reply! 😉
look at it like this - you need to rely on air to survive, on food, on a whole lot of things. This is just another tool in the tool box! Even pain meds - there are a variety! I had a wonderful doctor once who was quite supportive. I was on Darvon for 7 years and it was pulled overnight for ONE person having a heart attack. Compare that to the many who got Vioxx toxicity (I was one of those!), and the med was kept on the market. I was panicked when the Darvon was pulled. My doc said, "Don't worry, there are 1200 pain meds and we'll find one which works!" I only went through 3 until landing on the Percocet. The others made me itch or feel like it would be addictive/I'd build a tolerance. Over the years, I've tried all the nerve and anti-depression meds they keep asking me to try for pain relief. They are horrible! I'm super sensitive to meds. It doesn't take much to affect me. And I am always worried about the consequences of medications. I am paying out of pocket to go to a Myo-fascial Release Therapist 2x a month for the past 6 months plus insurance covers P.T. every week.
I am accumulating more problems than can get fixed anymore but I am happy being productive. Some days are better than others (physically). Weather changes are a big problem for me. I just have to figure that at 67 I can catch a break if I need. My entire day is usually determined if I have a great morning cup of coffee with some peace, my doggie, and a nice view out the window. That is way more than some people get, right?