Guest guest Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hello Everyone, I became a member in March 2001, although I " ve been away for over a year never really left. I became one of the " GRAY " , those who read but don't post. I have a few questions I hope someone can help me with. Has anyone had to have hip replacement? I did and thought it was the answer to my prayers, but instead it was just ANOTHER part TO the same nightmare. I have been on oxycontin for the past 5+ years and it no longer works. I'm also on the newer medication called Lyrica for a year now, I take Ambien to help me sleep at night, cymbalta for depression, and I need a medication called Provigil to help me stay awake during the day because all the pain medications have caused me to have medication induced narcolepsy. I keep having excrusiating pain in my back, tail bone and down my leg. Part of my foot is numb except for when it cramps up. Can anone tell me what is next after OXY? Has anyone had any processing delays or problems with short term memory? What did you do? My problem that I never planned for the " what if's " in life and I don't think we can afford for me to stop working. I have an excellent pain management doctor (thanks to this group) who wants me to stop working but I won't. I am a special education teacher, I love what I do, and I am not ready to stop. On the other hand, I wake up every morning in real pain after waking up (and my husband) several times during the night crying out in pain. Walking is hard to say the least given my Harrington rod and now my new hip. Now to top it off my other hip is starting to hurt a lot. I'm at the point where I don't know what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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