My vertibrae was crushed. They used concrete and it seems to be holding. Just an added issue along with my RA. How did you fracture your L1? A Fall. I had two fall in two weeks.
ICWAS MOPPING MY KITCHEN FLOOR ...I SLIPPED AND I FELL BACKWARDS ..AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SNAP SOUND OH MY GOD I WAS SILO SCARED I WAS ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. I COULDNT GET UP ...AND THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE .IM BLESSED THAT MY SISTER ONLY LIVES 10 MINUTES AWAY .....IT HAS REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE ....AND THE ORTHOPEDIC DR THAT WAS TREATING ME WAS COLD UNCARING .....BUT WITH ALOT OF PRAYERS ...I NOW HAVE A GOOD DR .AND I WILL BE SEEING A NEUROSURGEON ...THAT BY FAITH HE WILL HELP WITH MY RECOVERY ..I KNOW I WILL PROBABLY SUFFER PAIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE CUZ I ALSO HAVE ARTHRITIS IN MY LOWER BACK ....BUT NOW I WILL HAVE PAIN MANAGEMENT I NEEDED SO BAD FOR OVER A YR.
ICWAS MOPPING MY KITCHEN FLOOR ...I SLIPPED AND I FELL BACKWARDS ..AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SNAP SOUND OH MY GOD I WAS SILO SCARED I WAS ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. I COULDNT GET UP ...AND THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE .IM BLESSED THAT MY SISTER ONLY LIVES 10 MINUTES AWAY .....IT HAS REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE ....AND THE ORTHOPEDIC DR THAT WAS TREATING ME WAS COLD UNCARING .....BUT WITH ALOT OF PRAYERS ...I NOW HAVE A GOOD DR .AND I WILL BE SEEING A NEUROSURGEON ...THAT BY FAITH HE WILL HELP WITH MY RECOVERY ..I KNOW I WILL PROBABLY SUFFER PAIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE CUZ I ALSO HAVE ARTHRITIS IN MY LOWER BACK ....BUT NOW I WILL HAVE PAIN MANAGEMENT I NEEDED SO BAD FOR OVER A YR.
Talk to your pain control doctor about a pain pump. Must be a pain control doctor , they are usually anesthesiologists. I was on many types of pain meds until my implant and I got my life back. A catheter is placed in your spine and the small pump is in your tummy. It is refilled approx. every 3 months with a needle. Not really painful and they will numb the site if you ask them to. I don’t find it necessary. The medication goes to the area where the pain is. Because the medication is intrathecal it does not cross the blood brain barrier and therefore your speech is not slurred as well as other side effects of oral meds. The pump also has a device that you can hold over the pump and give yourself an extra dose of medication if you need it. Limits are set by the doctor. No more failing drug tests if you go back to work. As a matter of fact once you have a pump implanted you and your doctor will discuss what meds you can take and you will be drug tested intermittently.
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ICWAS MOPPING MY KITCHEN FLOOR ...I SLIPPED AND I FELL BACKWARDS ..AND THERE WAS A HORRIBLE SNAP SOUND OH MY GOD I WAS SILO SCARED I WAS ALONE WHEN IT HAPPENED TO ME. I COULDNT GET UP ...AND THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE .IM BLESSED THAT MY SISTER ONLY LIVES 10 MINUTES AWAY .....IT HAS REALLY CHANGED MY LIFE ....AND THE ORTHOPEDIC DR THAT WAS TREATING ME WAS COLD UNCARING .....BUT WITH ALOT OF PRAYERS ...I NOW HAVE A GOOD DR .AND I WILL BE SEEING A NEUROSURGEON ...THAT BY FAITH HE WILL HELP WITH MY RECOVERY ..I KNOW I WILL PROBABLY SUFFER PAIN FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE CUZ I ALSO HAVE ARTHRITIS IN MY LOWER BACK ....BUT NOW I WILL HAVE PAIN MANAGEMENT I NEEDED SO BAD FOR OVER A YR.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR LISTENING TO MY COMPLAINTS ....I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEN GOING THRU
Isabeir so glad your seeing him soon mine too let me know how your doing
Isabeir thank you I feel by his stripes of Jesus with us both he will heal . My back is also full of arthritis
I am considering a pain pump. What are you able to do now with it. Can you do more than your everyday routine?