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Neuropathy with back pain exercise
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@bjk3 ~ Yes, it's wonderful to connect with another believer on this journey! My MRI from Sunday shows severe compression in 3 sections of my lumbar spine, which is probably where a great deal of the neuropathy is arising, but it's now giving me incredible back pain as well. I'm scheduled for an epidural next Thurday (16th) to see if it helps and for how long. But I'm also going to have a surgical consult to discuss the spinal stenosis. I suddenly feel like I've aged more than 10 years! Meanwhile, my PCP has prescribed low dose Naltrexone for the neuropathy in place of Tramadol, and I'll start taking it after the shot next week. He was unaware of it, but said it sounds like it just might work! I wasn't sure how high a dose could be given for Lyrica, but what I'm on is putting me to sleep mid-day for hours at a time, even when I get 8-9 hours at night! It's ok - naps are good - just makes it hard to keep up with everything else! LOL! Blessings to you on this journey. You're in my prayers.
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@brennankb55 Thank you so much. If you can, let us know how the epidural works out for you. I had them, 3 months apart, for 2 years before I finally came to the conclusion that surgery was my only option left. At first they provided complete relief for a few weeks, then gradually wore off. By the last two epidurals, there was virtually no effect at all. This falling off over time is, from what I've been told, is to be expected. It does feel like you've suddenly aged more than 10 years! And yes, naps are great. But once chronic pain is part of your life, whether controlled or not, it is hard to keep up with everything else, because of the energy it takes to cope.
Before I reached senior status, no one spoke to me about these possible eventualities, and I have basically chosen the same path with my adult kids. Most of us don't want to be seen as complainers, and we also don't want to add to our kids' worries as they have plenty of their own, busy launching their sons and daughters into adulthood and trying to figure out how they will ever afford retirement. I kind of wish I had been warned about what to expect, but would I have welcomed the news as a kindness? Likely not. So it is great to have this forum where we can learn from each other!
Peace, Barb
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@brennankb55 Good luck with the epidural. Mine has done nothing to help. In fact, my pain is as bad as it ever has been! Very frustrating!
I've been pricing the Naltrexone and am interested in giving it a try as a way to get off of indomethicin, which is losing it's effects now after taking it for about a couple of years.