Hello All,
My very significant other is presently having CT and MRI scans done to see if Kyphoplasty is an option. She was in so much pain that she would pass out from it multiple times during the day. They gave her radiation treatments at the spine to control her pain but two months out seemed not to work. To handle the pain, she is on Methadone, Lyrica, Robaxin, Oxy and some other drugs but she still has bad pain but not as bad as before. The pain runs down her legs. It appears the pinched nerves in the spine are those that control her legs and cause the problem. Her feet are swollen and her two toes look badly bruised. She is unable to walk and her left leg drags when I pick her up under the arms to go to the toilet. She cannot sit very long as it also is very painful. We are now waiting to finish up with the CT and MRI scans to see if they will do Kyphoplasty. I can add to this as my sister-in-law had Kyphoplasty 3 years ago after having stage 4 lung cancer with the exact same pain level as my wife and after she had Kyphoplasty, she was horseback riding that week. She lived 3 years pain free due to Kyphoplasty.