Sometimes I get so confused about different meds and how their effects differ from person to person. I’ve been taking hydrocodone for nearly 20years and it has gotten more and more ineffective for the last several years. My pain is primarily caused by back, hips and shoulders. About 8 years ago I had back surgery and the surgeon made some sort of error during the operation. After I got home, I got notified by the head of the hospital that the surgeon had made a bad mistake and that I should get an attorney. I sure never expected this but I got an attorney and went to court. Almost immediately I went to court and won the suit. It really doesn’t matter whether one wins a suit as it doesn’t take away one’s pain which is the reason I had the surgery in the first place. Your message interested me because you are able to take your meds while spacing them farther and farther apart. I can’t ever do that because my level of pain goes up more and more each year. I can’t ever ask for an increase in medication because my pain management doctor doesn’t approve of increasing the strength of pain meds.

What kind of home exercise program are you on following your surgery, if any?