I was diagnosed with AA in the early 70s after a laminectomy. I haven’t been totally pain-free since then, though I have had extended periods of time where I didn’t require medication. I was unaware that AA could have been affecting my back problems through all these years. I thought my bladder issues, where I had to be catheterized every few days, was the major symptom of AA and when that subsided the AA was healed.
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My AA reared its ugly head a few weeks ago and I’m still feeling the effects of it. I have had a Medtronic pain pump for about two years now and that has done wonders, but it didn’t help the severe muscle spasms I had a few weeks ago. That’s when they gave me the diagnosis of AA again. My pain management doctor is going to add baclofen to my next pump refill which should be next week.
I have had spinal issues since I was 10 years old, but nothing scared me like my AA flare just did!