Connect
← Return to Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
Discussion
Chronic Pain members - Welcome, please introduce yourself
Chronic Pain | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (7826)Comment receiving replies
In May 2018 I had posterior cervical fusion from C3,4,5,6.
I’m upset now bc I had No symptoms before surgery. No Pain, weakness, numbness, nothing except my MRI showed normal age related stenosis, I was 61 years at that time. I trusted the orthopedic spine surgeon. Big mistake. He did a good job scaring me to do the surgery.
Jan 2021 chronic pain started. Each year it got worse, tried all the injections available with no results.
June 2024 tried Abbott spinal cord stimulator trial with no good results. Nov. 2025 tried Nevro high frequency SCS that made me feel horrible.
I’m on daily Morphine 15mg tabs 2x daily with very little help; I built up a tolerance.
Neck pain is 20 hours a day; I suffer eating in excruciating pain at dining table each meal, sitting on toilet is painful; walking is painful. By dinner time I’m so depressed. I have to pray so I’ll be able ok to floss and brush my teeth every day.
Full shower Bath is in very high Pain; I have to bathe in morning bc I can tolerate the pain and have to listen to oldies music to help Refocus my mind and to keep telling myself bathing is good exercise. Also have to constantly Distract myself by imagining my good times with family.
I have to take Valium 5mg tab to help me sleep every night.
I’m in pain as soon as I open my eyes in morning at 3:00 am.
I don’t know what to do.
I see via Chronic Pain Psychologist via Zoom every two weeks.
Thanks for listening!
Replies to "In May 2018 I had posterior cervical fusion from C3,4,5,6. I’m upset now bc I had..."
@muncie22 I had surgery on Friday the 13th in August 1976. I went thru HELL for 20 years. I had a husband that was gone on business much of the week and 3 sons 11, 14and 16. Life was hard and thought a lot about killing my self. Finally I was sent to a pain management doctor. That was when a doctor could prescribe as much pain meds that he thought you needed. I was so glad to get help. It didn’t even have to kill all my pain. Just to give me some relief. As the years have passed my life changed. My sons went off to collage, married and have families. My husband died 26 years ago. I take much less pain meds now. I used to take 3 - 80 mg of OxyContin and 2 -40 mg of OxyContin for break thru pain. There were more pain killers but that’s what I took for a long time. Now I take 2- 40 mg and 10 mg OxyContin. I have serve emphysema so I am afraid they may cut that. I am HOT when no one is. I think it has messed up somehow to cause this. Sorry I have about written a book. I really mean to say hang in there. I KNOW how rough you have it but it’s not much help today but sometimes you can do like me. Hang in there and time heals some of the mess a surgeon did to you. I would never have anything but I neurosurgeon now. Live and learn. . Let know how you are doing. I really care. Mine got easier and I pray you’re will also.
Connect
@muncie22
I’m in constant high pain. I take an extended release tramadol once a day and a regular release tramadol as needed. It definitely takes the edge off, but I’m never pain free. I take klonopin (I know that’s spelled wrong) to help me sleep. I’m heading to bed now. I pray that we both get some rest.