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Low back pain & neuropathy issues
Spine Health | Last Active: May 26, 2022 | Replies (213)Comment receiving replies
Parus is right. You're not alone. I had compression fractures in my lower back when I fell several years ago, and have peripheral neuropathy pain in my feet. I had a spinal cord stimulator implant in June last year, and the pain in my feet has been reduced significantly, though certainly not completely. It's frustrating not to be able to walk like I used to. I take morphine sulfate contin and I'm trying Gabapentin again. I'm hoping that one of the medications for neuropathy will work, now that I have the stimulator. None of them did anything before.
Going to a pain specialist was one of the best things I've done. He took a sincere interest in helping me. I had been through all the neuropathy meds with the neurologist, with no success.
What doctors have you seen about the neuropathy? Keep pressing them to try everything they can. Don't let them give up.
Jim
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Please don't give up. I understand the feeling of helplessness. I was a very active person, at one time. Now, my husband basically has to do everything. Who thought I'd miss cleaning my own house or cooking us a meal? We are also retired and I cannot join in on the things we dreamed of doing at this time in our lives.
I went to 4 or 5 pain doctors before finding the one I am currently using. He has been only partially successful in helping me with my cervical spine issues, but he has done, up until now, a great job with my lumbar issues. However, I realize that I cannot take these injections the rest of my life. Who know what the consequences will be? Surely shooting steroids into my body every 6-12 weeks can't be great.
My doc also suggested I see a therapist to work on the emotional issues connected with living with chronic pain and all its implications. The doc is great, but has not really helped me with living with the pain, but he has helped with other issues which is one less thing I have to deal with.
As for pain meds, that is going to be more difficult to get with the opioid epidemic. I hear that docs are suppose to suggest ASPIRIN first. What a joke!!!!
Well, keep your head up and do research for new docs. If you don't like one, find another.
Best wishes!
ronnie
Pain doctors specialize in using a variety of interventions to help in the reduction of pain. Many of these docs are anesthesiologist. As far as my experiences with pain doctors, they perform invasive procedures. Not cutting, but needles. Now needles don't bother me and I don't take anything for the procedures. For me, my interventions included injections of steroids by bad discs. I've also had other interventions by them but the steroid injections are the ones I get the most.
These pain docs are USUALLY covered by insurance.
I personally could not tolerate it.
Wow! I never heard of that. Who did this for you???
Lyrica does not help me. But as you know, it all depends on the make-up of who is taking the drug. It works for some, and not for others.
All my Dr,s only give steroid injections no more then 3times a year because of the injury to organs I don't understand how you can get them every 2 months? Even Prednisone is given in a reduction of pills till your done. Have you tried Lidocane patches? This is what my Rheumatologist have me
I was on a dosage that was above what is recommended as a maximum and weaned myself off of it as I could never tell that it helped. It felt like I had my old brain back, to an extent. There is definitely a "brain fog" that accompanies Gabapentin.
What is gene testing for meds? I would be interested in that.
I noticed that also so I refused to take anymore of it
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What about Lyrica?