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I had two major spinal surgeries. The first was many years ago when I was 15...
I had two major spinal surgeries. ... flat-back syndrome which in turn caused chronic ... pain later in life. ... post since I understand how these chronic ... conditions cause painful experiences
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 1 9:34am
I had a vascular malformation in my thoracic spinal cord. I’ve also had multiple lumbar surgeries...
vascular malformation in my thoracic spinal ... I suffered chronic debilitating pain ... frustrated and distraught from dealing with chronic ... pain I finally succumbed and underwent ... Because I have a spinal cord arterial
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 21, 2024
Hi, over the years I’ve had 3 dorsal column Stimulators (2 made by Medtronic the other...
could receive treatment for severe spinal ... before I knew it I was having a 6 level spinal ... circumstances surrounding both brain and spinal ... surgery. ... of these devices you probably have chronic
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 21, 2018
I’ve had neuropathy for about 2 years now. Just recently though, the itching started. It’s all...
neuropathy is caused by a lesion on my spinal ... I had decompression and fusion surgery ... I’ll also be looking into a spinal cord ... rope looking for ways to deal with my chronic ... neuropathic pain.
Support Group: Skin Health
Posted: Nov 28, 2022
Yes, @paulieoneill4979 I'm here and happy to help. I see my friend @johnbishop steered you towards...
Handling pain and coming to terms with ... a chronic condition that may never ... then has secondary effects on the spinal ... Causes include surgery, injury, heart ... diseases-conditions/crps-complex-regional-pain-syndrome
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 21, 2022
@shack76 Hello and welcome. I'm sorry you are experiencing such discomfort all this time after your...
learned through my own journey of nerve pain ... sensory symptoms, that occasionally chronic ... nerve pain can unexpectedly occur after ... , this appears to be chronic, not acute ... Peripheral input is affected via the spinal
Hello! I am an almost 53 year old woman who has been in chronic pain from...
53 year old woman who has been in chronic ... In 2014 was my first surgery. ... The most intense surgery of all. ... He suggested a Boston Scientific Spinal ... Because it's called a Spinal stimulater
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 20, 2021
I hear you and identify with much of your story! I have a complicated story too...
I have been in chronic pain for nearly ... result of a botched shoulder/bicep surgery ... The surgery left me with nerve damage ... I have had 2 corrective surgeries to ... I saw that you are looking at a spinal
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 14, 2021
I am currently 53 and also had spinal surgery at L4-L5. L5-S1(bi-lateral laminotomy at age 50)...
I am currently 53 and also had spinal ... surgery at L4-L5. ... bi-lateral laminotomy at age 50) to relieve chronic ... pain from stenosis. ... The thought of cervical surgery and
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 6, 2021
I have chronic pain in the toes of my right foot. I had two prior surgeries...
I have chronic pain in the toes of my ... I had two prior surgeries on the toes ... The pain is a burning pain caused by ... After a few visits after the surgery ... therapy under the sun including a spinal
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 17, 2021
I have had spinal surgery for scoliosis and another for hardware removal. Both in my 30’s....
I have had spinal surgery for scoliosis ... Diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic ... pain within a few years after that. ... days that are completely lost due to pain ... There are a lot of pain management methods
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Feb 28, 2021
@nmstauffer8 I'm going to repost from long ago with an update. My husband has undergone 40...
The chronic pain he lives with is from ... ORIGINAL POST: My husband has SCC – spindle ... The Mohs surgeries became an almost ... More surgeries and lots of radiation ... The pain and general debilitation which
Hello. I have severe chronic nerve pain due to a failed back surgery from 11 years...
I have severe chronic nerve pain due ... to a failed back surgery from 11 years ... 've made regarding managing my chronic ... pain. ... August I did back-to-back trials of 2 spinal
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 9, 2020
@wisco50 @faithwalker007 Depression was a pre-existing condition for me, including suicidal ideation and attempts, treated for...
Pain relief continues to be very elusive ... for me, and the chronic pain/depression ... thread, which is OK, but back pain ... Until the recent stenosis surgery, I ... had escaped the spinal problems that
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 21, 2020
@faithwalker007 I'm not in your league when it comes to surgeries, but I've had my share,...
not in your league when it comes to surgeries ... brace in left ankle, and the recent spinal ... stenosis surgery. ... advocate for those of us who have severe chronic ... pain.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 5, 2020
Dear Patrick: I have lived with chronic leg and foot pain for more than 10 years....
Dear Patrick: I have lived with chronic ... leg and foot pain for more than 10 ... It began after a failed back surgery ... the point where I was ready to try a Spinal ... trial resulted in a 30% reduction in pain
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 26, 2020
I haven't written in this thread yet, but I'll try to summarize and hit the high...
He suggested a spinal cord stimulator ... clarity at the neural space in my spinal ... I can't get the surgery done until ... sense of the context of the worsening chronic ... Mental pain and physical pain feed off
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 27, 2020
I came by scoliosis late in life as the result of cancer surgery. I have an...
late in life as the result of cancer surgery ... I have an intrathecal pain pump. ... 4 mg of narcotics directly into my spinal ... When I had cancer I had chronic pneumonia ... When I had my cancer surgery they remove
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 16, 2020
ARACHNOIDITIS. Hi Chris, Judy, Myra, John, Patrick and friends with Arachnoiditis. @chrisinasuit @judyfalkoff @rpennino @johnbishop @patrick17...
surgery nearly a decade ago. ... surgery, and occasionally following ... cord stimulation in patients with chronic ... refractory pain following back surgery ... chronic pain, but have permitted a
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 23, 2020